WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
December 14-21, 2005
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 116-119 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for December 14-21, 2005.

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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
12/21       7 fish     Croatia                  3,500-3,192-3,000
12/15       5 fish     Italy                    5,800-4,000-2,500
12/21      43 fish     Mexico                   2,500-2,105-1,800
12/21       6 fish     New York                 5,600-3,950-2,800
12/21      52 fish     Spain                    4,300-2,921-2,500
12/16       4 fish     Turkey                               2,500

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
12/21  13 fish       Bali                       2,500-1,746-1,000
12/21   2 fish       Guam                       2,300-1,800-1,300
12/21  14 fish       Indonesia                  1,500-  929-  850
12/20   4 fish       Maldive                    2,000-1,550-1,000
12/21  25 fish       Palau                      2,000-1,485-1,000

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
12/19   1 fish       Australia                              1,800
12/16  27 fish       Indonesia                                900
12/21   1 fish       Bali                                     900
12/20        1 fish     Palau                               1,000

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
12/21      355 trays    Boston                   2,900-1,500/tray* 
12/21      806 trays    Canada                   1,700-  500/tray* 
12/19      466 trays    Korea, North             2,500-  900/tray* 
12/21      550 trays    California               3,800-1,600/tray* 
12/21          Japan (white)                    25,000-3,000/tray**
12/21          Japan (red)                      13,000-2,700/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                               550-540
               6-9 lbs/fish                               590-580
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                               560-550
               4-6 lbs/fish                               600-590
               6-9 lbs/fish                               600-590
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Norway
               1.8-2.7 kg/fish                            630-620
               2.7-3.6 kg/fish                            650-630
     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
               Tokobushi                             3,000- 2,500
     Australia                                       6,000- 5,500
     South Africa                                                  
     Taiwan    Tokobushi                             2,500- 2,000

SARDINE, fresh, medium-large
     Japan                                               800- 650

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                      1,250-1,230
                    3-4 lbs/fish                      1,150-1,130
                    2-3 lbs/fish                      1,030-1,000
                    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                                       3,500-2,000
          China                                                    
          Korea, North                                             
          U.S.A.                                                   

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
          Japan         Large                         1,600-1,000
                        Medium                              1,000
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CONTACT:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/10/13


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