WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
 May 8-23, 2009
 All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
 Exchange rates are: 94-99 yen = U.S.$1.00 
 for May 8-23, 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
 05/15       5 fish     Greece                       3,100-2,833-2,600
 05/22      13 fish     Italy                        3,000-2,600-2,200
 05/25      11 fish     Malta                        5,500-3,843-3,100
 05/14      95 fish     Mexico                       1,700-1,527-1,500
 05/15       4 fish     Morocco                                  3,000
 05/23       1 fish     New Zealand                              4,000
 05/22       3 fish     Spain                                    5,500
 05/25      15 fish     Tunisia                      3,000-2,467-2,200
 05/19      17 fish     Turkey                                   2,900
 
 BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
 05/25      10 fish     Australia                    3,500-2,545-1,000
 05/25       9 fish     Bali                         1,200-1,100-1,000
 05/15       3 fish     Cape Town                    3,500-3,133-2,900
 05/23      12 fish     Ecuador                      1,800-1,340-1,200
 05/25       8 fish     Fiji                         2,500-1,786-  800
 05/22      12 fish     Guam                         1,500-1,080-  800
 05/14      1 fish      Hawaii                                   2,300
 05/25      52 fish     Indonesia                    1,300-  847-  600
 05/21      10 fish     New Caledonia                1,300-1,233-1,100
 05/23       7 fish     New Zealand                  3,500-2,429-1,500
 05/21      10 fish     Palau                        1,300-1,233-1,100
 05/15       5 fish     Philippines                  1,200-  975-  800
 05/16      11 fish     Sri Lanka                    1,400-1,300-1,200
 05/16       4 fish     Tonga                        1,700-1,233-1,000
 05/08       3 fish     Viet Nam                     1,000-  900-  800
 
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
 05/25      2 fish      Australia                                1,000
 05/08      6 fish      Viet Nam                     1,400-  920-  700
 
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
 05/25     1,171 trays  California                   4,500-  700/tray*
 05/25      284 trays   China                        1,600-  700/tray*
            *(tray=150-350 grams in net weight)
 
 SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
      Sockeye salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                               3,800-3,300
                        No.2                               3,500-3,000
                        No.3                               3,000-2,600
      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                                4,500-3,500
 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                                   580-550
      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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