WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
 January 17-26, 2009
 All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
 Exchange rates are: 88-90 yen = U.S.$1.00 
 for January 17-26, 2009.
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 Species/       Sales   Origin                     Price range (yen/kg)
 Date of sale   volume                             High  Average  Low
 (Month/date)
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 BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh
 01/26     202 fish     Mexico                       2,600-1,784-1,500
 01/20       1 fish     New York                                 6,000
 01/26       9 fish     North Carolina               9,000-6,289-5,000
 01/26      60 fish     Spain                        4,500-2,965-2,500
 01/17       3 fish     Turkey                                   3,000
 
 BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
 01/26      11 fish     Australia                    2,800-1,617-1,000
 01/26       2 fish     Bali                                     1,800
 01/24       4 fish     Cebu                         1,100-  800-  600
 01/23       2 fish     Fiji                         2,000-1,350-  700
 01/26      63 fish     Indonesia                    1,300-  811-  700
 01/19       6 fish     New Zealand                  4,600-2,900-1,800
 01/19      21 fish     Palau                        1,300-  975-  800
 01/24       3 fish     Philippines                              1,100
 01/24       6 fish     Ponape                                   1,500
 01/20       8 fish     Sri Lanka                    2,500-1,620-1,000
 01/26       7 fish     Taiwan                       2,000-1,467-1,000
 01/23       4 fish     Tonga                                    1,000
 
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
 01/26       2 fish     Australia                                1,300
 01/19       1 fish     New Zealand                              2,700
 
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
 01/26       262 trays  Boston                       2,600-1,600/tray*
 01/26     1,819 trays  California                   4,000-  600/tray*
 01/26       114 trays  Canada                         500-  200/tray*
 
            *(tray=150-350 grams in net weight)
 
 SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
      Sockeye salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                               3,500-3,100
                        No.2                               3,300-2,500
                        No.3                               2,600-2,100
      Pink salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                               1,600-1,300
                        No.2                               1,400-1,100
                        No.3                               1,300-1,000
      Chum salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                               2,500-2,000
                        No.2                               2,000-1,800
                        No.3                               1,600-1,300
 
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Alaska                                4,000-3,000
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Hokkaido                       6,500-6,000
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Sanriku                        5,000-4,200
 
 SALMON
      Frozen:
      Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
                2-9 lbs/fish                                   800-650
      Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
                2-9 lbs/fish                                   580-530
      Fresh:
      Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
                3-5 kg/fish                           1,150-1,000- 900
 
 SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
      Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                             1,680
      Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                          1,670-1,650
                     4-5 lbs/fish                          1,550-1,540
                     3-4 lbs/fish                          1,480-1,470
                     2-3 lbs/fish                          1,420-1,400
                     1-2 lbs/fish                                1,280
 
 SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Canada
           3L (10 ounce)                                   2,000-1,800
           2L (8-10 ounce)                                 1,800-1,700
 
      oSNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Alaska
           3L (300-350 grams)                              2,000-1,800
           2L (250-300 grams)                              1,800-1,700
           1L (200-250 grams)                              1,700-1,600
 SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, frozen, Alaska
           5L (over 450 grams)                             2,450-2,200
           4L (400-450 grams)                              2,200-1,900
 SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, frozen, Russia
           5L (over 450 grams)                             1,800-1,600
           4L (400-450 grams)                              1,700-1,500
           3L (350-400 grams)                              1,500-1,400
           2L (300-350 grams)                              1,400-1,300
 
 ROCK SOLE, frozen, with roe                                          
           L (800-600 grams/fish)                                  600
           M (600-400 grams/fish)                                  600
           S (400-200 grams/fish)                                  600
 ROCK SOLE, frozen, without roe                                       
           L (800-600 grams/fish)                              380-350
           M (600-400 grams/fish)                              380-350
 
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12/10/13


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