WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
September 29-October 13, 2011
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rates are: 77-78 yen = U.S. $1.00 for 
September 29-October 13, 2011
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Species/         Sales Origin         Price range (yen/kg)
Date of sale    volume                High - Average - Low
(Month/date)
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BLEUFIN TUNA, fresh
10/13               29 fish Boston      5,000-3,732-3,000
10/13               10 fish Canada      4,600-3,766-3,000
10/06               19 fish Italy       4,000-2,750-2,200
09/29               17 fish Mexico      3,000-2,900-2,800
10/13                7 fish Spain       3,800-3,529-3,100
10/12                6 fish Turkey      3,600-3,320-3,200

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
10/13               12 fish Australia   1,300-1,130-1,000
10/13                9 fish Bali        1,000
10/12                9 fish Fiji        1,500-1,225-1,000
10/08               18 fish Guam        1,200-1,060-1,000
10/13               14 fish Indonesia   1,300-1,100-1,000
10/13                7 fish New York    3,200-2,750-2,000
09/29                7 fish New Zealand 3,000-1,900-1,200
10/13                3 fish Philippines 1,000
09/30                6 fish Sri Lanka   1,000-  867- 600
10/12                7 fish Viet Nam    1,200-1,100-1,000

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
10/01                3 fish Viet Nam    1,000-  867-  600

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
10/13              70 trays Boston      3,000-2,000/tray*
10/11             770 trays California  4,800-1,000/tray*
10/13              42 trays Canada        800-  600/tray*
10/13              84 trays Mexico      2,600-1,500/tray*
* tray =over 250 grams in net weight

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
            Sockeye salmon sujiko, Alaska
                              No.1   4,000-3,500
                              No.2   3,600-2,800
                              No.3   3,000-2,500
                              
            Pink salmon sujiko, Alaska
            
                              No.1   2,000-1,800
                              No.2   1,600-1,300
                              No.1   1,200-1,000
            Chum salmon sujiko, Alaska
                              No.1   3,000-2,500
                              No.2   2,500-2,000
                              No.3   2,000-1,500
      
SALMON ROE (ikura), Alaska           3,000-2,000
SALMON ROE (ikura), Japan, Hokkaido  5,000-3,100
SALMON ROE (ikura), Japan, Sanriku   4,000-2,000

SALMON
      Frozen:
            Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
                          2-9 lbs/fish  800-670
      Coho salmon, dressed, Chile
                          2-9 lbs/fish  600-570
       
            Atlantic salmon, semi-dressed, Norway
                          3-5 kg/fish 1,100-950-800 

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
      Alaska/Canada
                  Over 7 lbs/fish      1,950
                     5-7 lbs/fish      1,950-1,850
                     4-5 lbs/fish      1,850-1,800
                     3-4 lbs/fish      
                     2-3 lbs/fish      
                     1-2 lbs/fish      
            
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Canada
                     3L (10 ounce)     2,000-1,900
                     2L (8-10 ounce)   1,900-1,800
                     1L (5- 8 ounce)   1,800-1,700

SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Alaska
                     3L (300-350 grams) 1,900-1,800
                     2L (250-300 grams) 1,800-1,700
                     1L (200-250 grams) 1,700-1,600
      
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. bairdi, frozen, Alaska
                     5L (over 450 grams)2,450-2,100
                     4L (250-300 grams) 2,200-1,800
      
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. bairdi, frozen, Russia

                     5L (over 450 grams)1,650-1,600
                     4L (400-450 grams) 1,600-1,500
                     3L (350-400 grams) 1,500-1,400
                     2L (300-350 grams) 1,500-1,400

ROCK SOLE, frozen, with roe
                      L (800-600 grams/fish)   400
                      M (600-400 grams/fish)   400
                      S (400-200 grams/fish)   400
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CONTACT:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/10/13


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