WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
 September 8-24, 2009
 All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
 Exchange rates are: 90-92 yen = U.S.$1.00 for September 8-24, 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
 09/24       8 fish     Boston                       5,000-4,333-4,000
 09/24      20 fish     Canada                       3,800-3,391-3,000
 09/14       4 fish     Malta                                    3,300
 09/14      36 fish     Mexico                       1,500-1,321-1,300
 09/24       5 fish     New York                     4,700-4,167-3,500
 09/24       9 fish     Spain                        3,300-3,175-3,000
 09/24      12 fish     Turkey                       2,400-2,300-2,200
 
 BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
 09/24       6 fish     Australia                    2,300-1,967-1,700
 09/16       8 fish     Bali                         2,000-1,414-1,000
 09/10       5 fish     Cape Town                    3,300-2,520-1,500
 09/11       6 fish     Fiji                         1,700-1,400-1,000
 09/16       3 fish     Guam                                     1,100
 09/24       5 fish     Hawaii                       2,800-2,240-2,000
 09/16      30 fish     Indonesia                    1,500-  880-  600
 09/24       7 fish     New Zealand                  2,800-2,100-1,500
 09/12      22 fish     Sri Lanka                    2,000-1,429-1,000
 09/15       1 fish     Taiwan                                   1,000
 09/14       4 fish     Viet Nam                     1,700-1,350-1,000
 
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
 09/08       4 fish     Australia                    1,200-1,050-1,000
 
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
 09/24        92 trays  Boston                       2,600-1,800/tray 
 09/24       471 trays  California                   5,200-  900/tray*
 09/15        84 trays  Chile                        1,100-1,000/tray*
 09/24     1,176 trays  China                        2,000-  600/tray*
 09/15        52 trays  Mexico                         600-  400/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                       5,500-5,000
 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- 900- 850
 
 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
 SNOW 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)                             1,600-1,400
           4L (400-450 grams)                              1,500-1,300
           3L (350-400 grams)                              1,450-1,250
           2L (300-350 grams)                              1,300-1,100
 
 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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