WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
March 18 - April 2, 2009
 All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
 Exchange rates are: 96-99 yen = U.S.$1.00 
 for March 18- April 2, 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
 03/23       5 fish     Greece                       6,000-3,700-2,000
 03/26       8 fish     Italy                                    2,000
 04/02      89 fish     Mexico                       2,200-1,848-1,700
 03/24       1 fish     New Zealand                              6,800
 04/02      19 fish     Spain                        4,300-3,300-2,500
 04/02      39 fish     Turkey                       2,800-2,346-2,200
 
 BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
 04/02       9 fish     Australia                    2,700-2,211-1,500
 03/27       9 fish     Bali                         1,500-1,040-  800
 04/01       5 fish     Fiji                         2,000-1,475-  800
 04/02       8 fish     Guam                         1,700-1,329-1,000
 04/02      12 fish     Indonesia                    1,300-  900-  800
 04/02       5 fish     New Caledonia                2,800-2,180-1,000
 04/02      19 fish     New Zealand                  4,300-2,756-1,500
 03/27       5 fish     Philippines                              1,000
 04/02      14 fish     Ponape                       1,500-1,240-1,000
 03/31       7 fish     Puket                        1,000-  917-  800
 03/23      24 fish     Sri Lanka                    1,500-  855-  700
 03/31       1 fish     Taiwan                                   1,000
 04/02      42 fish     Viet Nam                     2,000-1,132-  750
 
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
 04/02       1 fish     Viet Nam                                 1,800
 
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
 04/02      177 trays   Boston                       2,800-1,500/tray*
 04/02       75 trays   California                   2,200-1,100/tray*
 04/02      188 trays   Canada                       2,000-  550/tray*
 04/02      598 trays   China                        1,400-  600/tray*
            *(tray=150-350 grams in net weight)
 
 SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
      Sockeye salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                               3,700-3,100
                        No.2                               3,400-2,600
                        No.3                               2,800-2,200
      Pink salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                               1,600-1,300
                        No.2                               1,500-1,100
                        No.3                               1,400-1,000
      Chum salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                               2,600-2,000
                        No.2                               2,000-1,800
                        No.3                               1,600-1,400
 
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Alaska                                4,000-3,000
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Hokkaido                       6,000-5,600
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Sanriku                        5,000-3,600
 
 SALMON
      Frozen:
      Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
                2-9 lbs/fish                                   750-630
      Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
                2-9 lbs/fish                                   580-530
      Fresh:
      Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
                3-5 kg/fish                            1,000- 950- 900
 
 SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
      Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                                  
      Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                          1,600-1,500
                     4-5 lbs/fish                          1,500-1,400
                     3-4 lbs/fish                          1,400-1,300
                     2-3 lbs/fish                                     
                     1-2 lbs/fish                                     
 
 SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Canada
           3L (10 ounce)                                   2,000-1,800
           2L (8-10 ounce)                                 1,800-1,700
           1L (5- 8 ounce)                                 1,700-1,600
 
      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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