WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
January 5 - 18, 2011
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 83-84 yen = U.S. $1.00 for 
January 5 - 18, 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
01/05               4 fish Malta    3,500
01/05             107 fish Mexico   3,000-2,391-2,200
01/18              12 fish Mexico   2,400-2,227-2,000
01/05               2 fish North Carolina  4,300
01/05              11 fish Spain    4,200-3,882-3,600
01/14              10 fish Spain    3,800-3,575-3,500
01/05               5 fish Turkey   4,200-3,700-3,200
01/18               9 fish Turkey   2,800-2,625-2,500


BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
01/08               7 fish Australia 3,000-2,343-2,000
01/18              11 fish Bali      1,000
01/18               4 fish Fiji      1,400
01/08               6 fish Guam      2,500-2,260-2,000
01/08               4 fish Hawaii    3,500-3,225-2,800
01/18               7 fish Indonesia 1,000
01/18               6 fish Marshall Is. 1,500-1,233-1,000
01/05               9 fish New Zealand 3,700-2,589-1,500
01/18             16 fish Philippines 1,100-1,025-1,000
01/05             38 fish Sri Lanka  1,100-1,050-1,000
01/18              2 fish Taiwan     1,400
01/18             19 fish Viet Nam   1,500-1,229-1,000

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
01/17              42 trays  Boston   1,400-1,000/tray*
01/18             452 trays  California 1,500-  400/tray*
01/17             168 trays  Canada     600-  250/tray*
01/18              79 trays  Mexico     700-  600/tray*
* tray =over 250 grams in net weight

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
            Sockeye salmon sujiko, Alaska
                              No.1   3,000-2,800
                              No.2   2,800-2,600
                              No.3   2,500-2,000
            Pink salmon sujiko, Alaska
                              No.1   1,600-1,400
                              No.2   1,500-1,200
                              No.1   1,400-1,000
            Chum salmon sujiko, Alaska
                              No.1   2,200-2,000
                              No.2   2,000-1,800
                              No.3   1,800-1,400
      
SALMON ROE (ikura), Alaska           3,000-2,300
SALMON ROE (ikura), Japan, Hokkaido  4,500-3,500
SALMON ROE (ikura), Japan, Sanriku   3,500-2,000

SALMON
      Frozen:
            Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
                              2-9 lbs/fish  850-670
      Coho salmon, dressed, Chile
                              2-9 lbs/fish  630-570
	Fresh:
            Atlantic salmon, semi-dressed, Norway
                              3-5 kg/fish  1,100-1,000-900

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
      Alaska/Canada
            5-7 lbs/fish      1,700-1,600
            4-5 lbs/fish      1,600-1,500
            3-4 lbs/fish      1,600-1,500
            
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Canada
            3L (10 ounce)     1,800-1,600
            2L (8-10 ounce)   1,600-1,400
            1L (5- 8 ounce)   1,450-1,300

SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Alaska
            3L (300-350 grams) 1,750-1,650
      2L (250-300 grams)       1,650-1,600
      1L (200-250 grams)       1,550-1,400
      
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)        1,400-1,300

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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