WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
 August 6-13, 2009
 All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
 Exchange rates are: 95-97 yen = U.S.$1.00 
 for August 6-13, 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
 08/12       8 fish     Boston                             3,500-3,200
 08/11       8 fish     Canada                       4,000-3,243-2,500
 08/11       1 fish     Greece                                   2,500
 08/13       1 fish     Malta                                    3,300
 08/13       5 fish     Spain                                    2,000
 08/12       2 fish     Tunisia                                  2,000
 08/13       9 fish     Turkey                                   2,000
                                
 BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
 08/13      14 fish     Australia                    3,000-1,689-1,000
 08/13      13 fish     Bali                         1,500-1,260-1,000
 08/13       5 fish     Cape Town                    4,000-3,050-2,700
 08/11       2 fish     Cebu                         1,500-1,450-1,400
 08/12       4 fish     Fiji                         2,000-1,667-1,000
 08/12       4 fish     Guam                         1,800-1,633-1,500
 08/13       1 fish     Hawaii                                   2,500
 08/13      27 fish     Indonesia                    1,500-  800-  600
 08/13      12 fish     New Zealand                  4,700-3,180-1,800
 08/07       5 fish     Philippines                  1,300-1,267-1,200
 08/13       6 fish     Palau                        2,500-1,500-1,000
 08/13       4 fish     Sri Lanka                    1,500-1,225-1,000
 
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
 
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
 08/13       807 trays  California                    3,000- 500/tray*
 08/13     3,055 trays  China                         1,800- 400/tray*
 08/13       126 trays  Mexico                               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- 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
 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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12/10/13


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