WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
August 18-26, 2008
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rates are: 108-110 yen = U.S.$1.00
for August 18-26, 2008.
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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
08/25 7 fish Boston 6,200-4,500-3,000
08/26 12 fish Canada 5,800-4,682-3,600
08/22 5 fish Italy 4,000
08/22 10 fish Mexico 1,700-1,522-1,500
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
08/26 22 fish Australia 4,000-2,318-1,000
08/21 7 fish Bali 2,100-1,700-1,200
08/22 4 fish Cape Town 4,000-3,425-2,500
08/26 38 fish Fiji 3,300-1,509- 700
08/22 11 fish Guam 2,000-1,438-1,000
08/22 5 fish Hawaii 5,000-3,875-3,000
08/26 75 fish Indonesia 2,000- 900- 700
08/20 16 fish New Caledonia 4,000-2,400-1,300
08/18 25 fish New Zealand 4,500-3,256-2,200
08/26 20 fish Palau 1,900-1,492-1,200
08/26 20 fish Sri Lanka 1,800-1,263- 700
08/25 6 fish Tonga 2,000-1,460-1,200
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
08/26 2 fish Australia 1,400-1,300-1,200
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
08/26 384 trays California 2,200- 650/tray*
08/26 1,549 trays China 3,300-1,200/tray*
08/26 156 trays Mexico 2,000- 500/tray*
*(tray=150-350 grams in net weight)
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
Sockeye salmon sujiko, Alaska
No.1 3,300-2,800
No.2 3,000-2,300
No.3 2,500-2,000
Pink salmon sujiko, Alaska
No.1 1,500-1,200
No.2 1,200-1,000
No.3 1,000
Chum salmon sujiko, Alaska
No.1 2,500-1,900
No.2 1,900-1,800
No.3 1,600-1,300
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Alaska 3,500-2,100
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Hokkaido 5,000-3,200
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Sanriku 4,500-3,300
SALMON
Frozen:
Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
2-9 lbs/fish 750-580
Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
2-9 lbs/fish 550-520
Fresh:
Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
3-5 kg/fish 1,250-1,200-1,100
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
Alaska/ Over 7 lbs/fish 1,650-1,600
Canada 5-7 lbs/fish 1,500-1,480
4-5 lbs/fish 1,450-1,430
3-4 lbs/fish 1,380-1,350
2-3 lbs/fish 1,280
1-2 lbs/fish 1,200
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Canada
3L (10 ounce) 2,200-2,000
2L (8-10 ounce) 2,000-1,800
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) 2,000-1,700
4L (400-450 grams) 1,950-1,650
3L (350-400 grams) 1,900-1,600
2L (300-350 grams) 1,700-1,500
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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