WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
December 22, 2005-January 5, 2006
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 116-117 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for December 22, 2005-January 5, 2006.

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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
12/26      10 fish     Croatia                    3,500-3,280-3,000
12/25       7 fish     Italy                      3,400-3,200-3,000
01/05     110 fish     Mexico                     3,000-2,387-2,000
12/26      30 fish     New York                   7,700-5,683-3,500
01/05      44 fish     Spain                      4,800-3,471-2,500
01/05      26 fish     Turkey                     3,100-2,696-2,200

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
12/26  17 fish       Australia                    4,000-1,925-1,000
12/26  33 fish       Bali                         3,000-1,682-  700
01/05 122 fish       Indonesia                    1,500-  987-  700
01/05  21 fish       Maldive                      2,000-1,487-1,000
12/25   7 fish       New Zealand                  2,500-1,414-1,000
12/22  14 fish       Puket                        1,300-  967-  800
12/22  69 fish       Sri Lanka                    1,500-1,039-  600

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
12/22  10 fish       Indonesia                                1,000
12/26   4 fish       Papua New Guinea             2,400-1,506,1,000

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
01/05       416 trays   Boston                   5,300-3,800/tray* 
01/05       210 trays   Canada                   2,500-2,000/tray* 
12/26     1,628 trays   Korea, North             2,300-1,500/tray* 
01/05       254 trays   California               7,700-2,000/tray* 
01/05          Japan (white)                    40,000-7,000/tray**
01/05          Japan (red)                      13,000-3,700/tray**
                *(tray=150-350 grams in net weight)
               **(tray=300-350 grams in net weight)

ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed
     Japan     Frozen   No.1  Small                           3,000
                              Medium                          4,000
                        No.2  Small                           1,800
                              Medium                          2,500

HERRING ROE, salted
     Canada (box-pack)        Large                     6,000-4,000
                              Medium                    5,000-3,000
                              Small                     4,000-3,000
     Bristol Bay              Large                     3,500-2,500
     San Francisco /
          Canada (pail-pack)                            3,500-2,000

HERRING ROE ON KELP
               Canada                                   2,500-1,800

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
     Sockeye salmon sujiko, Bristol Bay
                        No.1                            2,000-1,800
                        No.2                            1,800-1,600
                        No.3                            1,600-1,400
     Pink salmon sujiko, SE and others
                        No.1                            1,400-1,300
                        No.2                            1,100-1,000
                        No.3                               800- 700
     Chum salmon sujiko, Bristol Bay
                        No.1                            2,100-2,000
                        No.2                            1,800-1,700
                        No.3                            1,500-1,400
     Salmon-trout sujiko, Denmark
                        No.1                            3,300-3,200
                        No.2                            3,000-2,900
                        No.3                            2,700-2,600
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
          Japan, Hokkaido                               3,500-3,300
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
          Russian roe                                   2,200-2,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
          Japan, Hokkaido                               3,000-2,800

SALMON
     Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 540-530
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 540-530
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 570-550
     Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 520-510
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 540-520
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 590-570
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 530-520
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 570-560
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 600-570
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Norway
               1.8-2.7 kg/fish                              640-630
               2.7-3.6 kg/fish                              670-660
     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
               5-6 kg/fish                                  690-680
     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
               4-5 kg/fish                                  530-520
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
               3-4 kg/fish                                  900-850
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Canada
               5-6 kg/fish                                  850-800
     King salmon, frozen, New Zealand
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 600-560
               6-11 lbs/fish                                620-580
     King salmon, frozen, Canada
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 500-470

ABALONE, live
     Japan     Kuro (Kyushu)                          10,500-10,000
               Ezo:  Over 300 gm                             11,000
                    About 200 gm                      10,500-10,000
                     150- 200 gm                      10,000- 9,500
                     100- 150 gm                       8,500- 8,000
     Australia                                         6,500- 6,000
     South Africa                                                  
     Taiwan    Tokobushi                               2,500- 2,000

SARDINE, fresh, medium-large
     Japan                                               1,500- 700

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
     Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                     1,450-1,400
     Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                        1,380-1,350
                    4-5 lbs/fish                        1,280-1,230
                    3-4 lbs/fish                        1,180-1,130
                    2-3 lbs/fish                        1,050-1,000
                    1-2 lbs/fish                                950

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

ROCK SOLE, frozen, with roe                                        
          L (800-600 grams/fish)                            450-430
          M (600-400 grams/fish)                            450-430
          S (400-200 grams/fish)                                   

SURIMI, frozen                 
          Ship-processed, SA                                    450
          Ship-processed, FA                                    400
          Land-processed                                        320

FLOUNDER, fresh
          Japan                                         7,000-2,500
          China                                             950-900
          Korea, North                                             
          U.S.A.                                              1,000

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
          Japan         Large                                      
                        Medium                                     
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12/10/13


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