WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
 December 11-26, 2009
 All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
 Exchange rates are: 89-93 yen = U.S.$1.00 
 for December 11-26, 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
 12/17      37 fish     Canada                       5,000-3,204-2,200
 12/18       6 fish     Italy                        2,100-2,025-2,000
 12/21       3 fish     Greece                       2,700-2,600-2,500
 12/26      35 fish     Malta                        3,500-2,611-2,100
 12/26      73 fish     Mexico                       1,800-1,700-1,500
 12/24       8 fish     New York                     7,000-5,371-3,000
 12/26       2 fish     North Carolina              10,000-9,000-8,000
 12/26       8 fish     Spain                        3,500-3,360-3,300
 12/26       1 fish     Tunisia                                  3,000
 12/26      50 fish     Turkey                       2,500-2,171-2,000
 
 BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
 12/24       26 fish    Australia                    4,000-1,855-1,000
 12/26       2 fish     Bali                         1,500-1,500-1,500
 12/19       3 fish     Cape Town                    2,300-1,867-1,500
 12/16       4 fish     Fiji                         1,200-1,133-1,000
 12/26       2 fish     Guam                         1,400-1,400-1,400
 12/25      10 fish     Hawaii                       2,700-2,520-2,300
 12/26      15 fish     Indonesia                    1,800-1,000-  700
 12/11      10 fish     New York                     4,500-3,578-2,500
 12/25      25 fish     New Zealand                  5,200-2,027-1,000
 12/19      14 fish     Sri Lanka                    1,400-1,367-1,000
 12/26       4 fish     Taiwan                       2,000-1,525-1,200
 12/26      10 fish     Viet Nam                     2,300-1,700-1,200
 
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
 12/25       1 fish     New Zealand                              1,000
 
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
 12/26      210 trays   Boston                       3,000-2,000/tray*
 12/26      925 trays   California                   9,000-1,700/tray*
 12/26      336 trays   Canada                       2,600-  900/tray*
 12/26      196 trays   China                        3,100-2,000/tray*
 
            *(tray=150-350 grams in net weight)
 
 SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
      Sockeye salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                               3,500-3,000
                        No.2                               3,000-2,500
                        No.3                               2,600-2,000
      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                                4,500-3,000
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Hokkaido                       6,000-5,000
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Sanriku                        4,500-2,000
 
 SALMON
      Frozen:
      Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
                2-9 lbs/fish                                   750-630
      Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
                2-9 lbs/fish                                   580-520
      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)                                   1,600-1,500
           2L (8-10 ounce)                                 1,550-1,450
           1L (5- 8 ounce)                                 1,450-1,350
 SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Alaska
           3L (300-350 grams)                                         
           2L (250-300 grams)                              1,650-1,550
           1L (200-250 grams)                              1,550-1,450
 SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, frozen, Alaska
           5L (over 450 grams)                             2,150-1,950
           4L (400-450 grams)                              2,000-1,900
 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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