WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
August 8-18, 2005
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 109- 112 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for August 8- 18, 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
08/18       3 fish     Boston                    4,000-3,167-2,500
08/12       3 fish     Canada                    6,000-5,100-4,300
08/17       4 fish     Italy                     3,600-3,450-3,300
08/18       3 fish     Marta                                 3,000
08/18      10 fish     Turkey                    3,500-2,967-2,700

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
08/18       1 fish     Australia                             2,800
08/18       9 fish     Fiji                      2,700-1,900-1,000
08/18       9 fish     Guam                      2,000-1,625-1,000
08/11       4 fish     Hawaii                                2,000
08/18      27 fish     Indonesia                 1,900-1,361-1,000
08/17       6 fish     Jakarta                   1,500-1,433-1,300
08/18       5 fish     New Zealand               2,400-1,500-1,000
08/18       4 fish     Palau                     2,300-1,933-1,700
08/11       8 fish     Puket                     1,600-1,550-1,500
08/17      22 fish     Sri Lanka                 2,000-1,297-  800
08/18       7 fish     Taiwan                    1,300-1,120-1,000

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
08/18       1 fish     Indonesia                               600

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
08/18        36 trays   Chile                           1,100/tray*
08/18     1,818 trays   China                      4,100- 300/tray*
08/18     1,219 trays   Korea, North               2,100- 380/tray*
08/18     1,209 trays   U.S.A.***                  4,500- 800/tray*
08/18          Japan (white)                    18,000-  700/tray**
08/18          Japan (red)                      15,000-1,000/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                            2,200-2,000
                        No.2                            2,000-1,800
                        No.3                            1,800-1,600

     Sockeye salmon sujiko, Kodiak
                        No.1                            2,300-2,100
                        No.2                            1,900-1,700
                        No.3                            1,500-1,300

     King salmon sujiko, Kordova
                        No.1                            2,200-2,000
                        No.2                            1,800-1,600
                        No.3                            1,400-1,200
     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                            3,500-3,400
                        No.2                            3,100-3,000
                        No.3                            2,700-2,600

SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
          Japan, Hokkaido                               3,000-2,800

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                                 600-590
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 620-610
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 650-620
     Sockeye salmon, dressed, frozen, Kodiak
               2-4 lbs/fish                                     600
               4-6 lbs/fish                                     650
               6-9 lbs/fish                                        
     Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 570-550
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 610-600
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 580-570
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 530-520
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 570-560
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 550-540
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Norway
               1.8-2.7 kg/fish                              550-540
               2.7-3.6 kg/fish                              570-560
     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
               5-6 kg/fish                                  650-630
     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
               4-5 kg/fish                                  500-480
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
               3-4 kg/fish                                  750-700
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Canada
               5-6 kg/fish                                  750-700

     Sockeye salmon, fresh, Bristol Bay
               4-6 lbs/fish                             1,100-1,000

     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)                          10,000- 9,000
               Kuro (Kyushu)                           9,500- 8,500
               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                                                  
     Taiwan    Tokobushi                               2,500- 2,000

SARDINE, fresh, medium-large
     Japan                                               1,000- 800

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
     Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                     1,400-1,380
     Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                        1,360-1,350
                    4-5 lbs/fish                        1,250-1,230
                    3-4 lbs/fish                        1,150-1,130
                    2-3 lbs/fish                        1,030-1,020
                    1-2 lbs/fish                                950

SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), 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 CRAG), 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)                            440-380
          M (600-400 grams/fish)                            440-380
          S (400-200 grams/fish)                                   

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

FLOUNDER, fresh
          Japan                                         3,000-1,000
          China                                                    
          Korea, North                                             
          U.S.A.                                                   
SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
          Japan         Large                              800- 200
                        Medium                             600- 150
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12/10/13


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