WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
December 2-13, 2005
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 120-121 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for December 2-13, 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
12/12       4 fish     Croatia                   3,200-3,067-3,000
12/13      45 fish     Italy                     3,000-2,600-2,500
12/13      66 fish     Mexico                    2,500-2,056-1,800
12/13       5 fish     New York                  6,000-4,620-3,000
12/13      75 fish     Spain                     3,300-2,914-2,500
12/10       8 fish     Turkey                    2,700-2,550-2,500

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
12/13  10 fish       Australia                    2,500-1,600-1,200
12/13   2 fish       Bali                         1,300-1,150-1,000
12/13  73 fish       Indonesia                    2,000-  953-  800
12/13  13 fish       Maldive                      1,500-1,162-1,000
12/13  14 fish       Palau                        2,000-1,800-1,500
12/10   3 fish       Viet Nam                     1,200-1,000-  800

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
12/13  3 fish        Indonesia                                  800
12/13  3 fish        Viet Nam                                   800

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
12/13       406 trays   Boston                    2,500- 900/tray* 
12/13      210 trays    Canada                   1,550-1,300/tray* 
12/13      917 trays    Korea, North              1,600- 850/tray* 
12/13      536 trays    Los Angeles              4,500-1,200/tray* 
12/13          Japan (white)                    40,000-4,500/tray**
12/13          Japan (red)                      15,000-2,000/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                            1,800-1,700
                        No.3                                  1,600
     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                                 550-540
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 550-540
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 600-570
     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 (Bohshu)                                       
               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
     Japan                                                 700- 600

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
     Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                     1,450-1,400
     Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                        1,400-1,350
                    4-5 lbs/fish                        1,300-1,250
                    3-4 lbs/fish                        1,160-1,140
                    2-3 lbs/fish                        1,050-1,030
                    1-2 lbs/fish                          980-  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.                                        1,600-1,000

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
          Japan         Large                              750- 450
                        Medium                             550- 370
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12/10/13


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