WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
May 27-June 9, 2005
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 107-108 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for May 27-June 9, 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
06/06       1 fish     Boston                                4,000
06/09      13 fish     Italy                     5,000-3,358-2,000
06/07       4 fish     Malta                                 1,800
06/01       1 fish     New Zealand                           6,500
06/09       9 fish     Spain                     6,500-4,683-2,500
06/09       1 fish     Taiwan                                3,000

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
06/09      13 fish     Australia                 4,400-2,860-1,800
06/07       4 fish     Fiji                      3,300-1,933-1,000
06/09       6 fish     Guam                      2,600-2,125-1,300
06/09      29 fish     Indonesia                 1,500-  986-  800
06/07       2 fish     Jakarta                   1,000-  900-  800
06/06      22 fish     Maldive                   1,200-  900-  600
06/09       2 fish     Papua 
                         New Guinea              1,500-1,250-1,000
06/09      15 fish     Taiwan                    3,000-1,705-1,100
06/07      14 fish     Viet Nam                  1,200-1,100-1,000

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
06/07       4 fish     Australia                 2,000-1,575-1,000
06/07       2 fish     Viet Nam                              1,000

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
06/09      954 trays    China                     2,000-1,000/tray*
06/09     1,970 trays   Korea, North              1,400-1,100/tray*
06/09      424 trays    U.S.A.***                12,000-1,600/tray*
06/09          Japan (white)                    25,000-  900/tray**
06/09          Japan (red)                      22,000-1,100/tray**
                *(tray=250-350 grams in net weight)
               **(tray=150-400 grams in net weight)
               *** excluding Alaska

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)        Medium                               
                              Small                                
     Bristol Bay (pail-pack) Large                                 
     San Francisco /
          Canada (pail-pack) Medium                                
                              Small                                

HERRING ROE ON KELP
               Alaska                                   3,500-2,500

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
     Sockeye salmon sujiko, Copper River
                        No.1                            4,000-3,800
                        No.2                            3,600-3,400
                        No.3                            3,200-3,000
     King salmon sujiko, Copper River
                        No.1                                  3,400
                        No.2                                  3,000
                        No.3                                  2,600
     Pink salmon sujiko
                        No.1                            1,700-1,600
                        No.2                            1,400-1,300
                        No.3                            1,100-1,000
     Salmon-trout sujiko, Denmark
                        No.1                            3,600-3,500
                        No.2                            3,200-3,100
                        No.3                            2,800-2,700

SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
          Japan, Hokkaido                               3,000-2,800
          North America, SE, No.1                       2,600-2,500

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
          Russian roe                                   2,200-2,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
          Japan, Hokkaido                               3,200-3,000

SALMON
     Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 550-520
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 620-600
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 620-600
     Sockeye salmon, dressed, frozen, Local
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 550-520
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 650-630
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 700-680
     Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 500-480
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 570-550
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 540-520
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 490-480
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 550-540
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 540-530
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Norway
               1.8-2.7 kg/fish                              530-520
               2.7-3.6 kg/fish                              550-540
     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
               5-6 kg/fish                                  600-580
     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
               4-5 kg/fish                                  500-480
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
               3-4 kg/fish                                  750-650
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Tasmania
               4-5 kg/fish                                  850-800
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Canada
               5-6 kg/fish                                  750-700

ABALONE, live
     Japan     Kuro (Bohshu)                           8,000- 7,500
               Kuro (Kyushu)                           7,500- 6,500
               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                                      6,500- 6,000
     Taiwan    Tokobushi                               2,500- 2,000

SARDINE, fresh, large-medium
     Japan                                                 700- 500

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
     Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                     1,350-1,300
     Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                        1,280-1,230
                    4-5 lbs/fish                        1,160-1,100
                    3-4 lbs/fish                        1,070-1,000
                    2-3 lbs/fish                           980- 950
                    1-2 lbs/fish                           880- 850

     SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, section with claw,
      cooked, frozen, shrink-pack, 5 kg-carton, Russia
          4 L                                           1,700-1,500
          3 L                                           1,600-1,400
          2 L                                           1,450-1,400
ROCK SOLE, frozen, with roe                                        
          L (800-600 grams/fish)                            440-380
          M (600-400 grams/fish)                            440-380
          S (400-200 grams/fish)                                   

ROCK SOLE, frozen, without roe
          L (800-600 grams/fish)                                   
          M (600-400 grams/fish)                                   
          S (400-200 grams/fish)                                   

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

FLOUNDER, fresh
          Japan                                         1,500-1,000
          China                                         1,000-  700
          Korea, North                                             
          U.S.A.                                                   
SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
          Japan         Large                            1,300- 700
                        Medium                             900- 450
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12/10/13


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