WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
October 17-25, 2005
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 114 -116 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for October 17-25, 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
10/25       3 fish     Boston                     4,500-3,833-3,000
10/25      66 fish     Mexico                     2,500-2,041-1,500
10/25       3 fish     Spain                                  3,200

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
10/25   2 fish       Australia                    1,000-  925-  850
10/21   5 fish       Fiji                                       900
10/25  36 fish       Indonesia                    1,500-1,077-  800
10/24  15 fish       New Zealand                  2,400-1,371-1,000
10/25   9 fish       Taiwan                       1,150-1,075-1,000

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
10/25       210 trays   Canada                   2,600-2,300/tray* 
10/25       330 trays   China                    1,500-1,000/tray* 
10/25     1,148 trays   U.S.A.***                5,800-2,100/tray* 
10/25          Japan (white)                    29,000-3,600/tray**
10/25          Japan (red)                      12,000-2,100/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
               Canada                                   2,500-1,800

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
     Sockeye salmon sujiko, Bristol Bay
                        No.1                            2,000-1,800
                        No.2                            1,900-1,700
                        No.3                            1,700-1,600
     Pink salmon sujiko, SE and others
                        No.1                            1,500-1,400
                        No.2                            1,200-1,100
                        No.3                              900-  800
     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                            3,100-3,000
                        No.2                            2,700-2,600
                        No.3                            2,300-2,200

SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
          Japan, Hokkaido                               2,700-2,600

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
          Russian roe                                   2,200-2,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
          Japan, Hokkaido                               3,000-2,700

SALMON
     Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 600-590
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 600-580
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 620-600
     Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 570-550
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 600-590
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 610-600
     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                                                 800- 500

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                        1,280-1,250
                    3-4 lbs/fish                        1,180-1,150
                    2-3 lbs/fish                        1,080-1,050
                    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                                         4,500-1,500
          China                                                    
          Korea, North                                             
          U.S.A.                                                   
SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
          Japan         Large                              400- 150
                        Medium                             250- 180
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CONTACT:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/10/13


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