WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
May 7-22, 2008
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rates are: 103-105 yen = U.S.$1.00
for May 7-22, 2008.
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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
05/21 4 fish Greece 3,500-2,833-2,500
05/19 5 fish Italy 3,500
05/20 12 fish Morocco 3,000
05/10 9 fish Spain 4,000-3,113-2,500
05/10 50 fish Tunisia 3,700-2,637-2,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
05/22 75 fish Australia 4,000-1,988-1,000
05/19 11 fish Bali 1,300- 894- 800
05/19 8 fish Fiji 3,000-1,125- 700
05/17 6 fish Guam 1,300-1,150-1,000
05/17 6 fish Hawaii 2,700-2,150-1,500
05/22 21 fish Indonesia 1,800-1,100- 700
05/22 15 fish New Zealand 4,500-2,400-1,500
05/12 4 fish Philippines 1,200
05/17 9 fish Puket 1,500-1,167-1,000
05/15 1 fish Taiwan 1,000
05/17 7 fish Tonga 1,500-1,136- 800
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
05/19 5 fish Australia 2,800-1,940-1,500
05/07 6 fish Fiji 1,300- 816- 500
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
05/16 42 trays Boston 1,200- 800/tray*
05/22 534 trays California 5,000- 700/tray*
05/21 41 trays China 900- 800/tray*
*(tray=150-350 grams in net weight)
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
Sockeye salmon sujiko, Alaska
No.1 3,000-2,500
No.2 2,700-2,000
No.3 2,000-1,800
Pink salmon sujiko, Alaska
No.1 1,500-1,200
No.2 1,200-1,000
No.3 1,000
Chum salmon sujiko, Alaska
No.1 2,200-1,800
No.2 1,900-1,500
No.3 1,400-1,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Alaska 3,000-2,100
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Hokkaido 5,200-3,500
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Sanriku 4,500-3,000
SALMON
Frozen:
Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
2-9 lbs/fish 800-620
Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
2-9 lbs/fish 530-470
Fresh:
Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
3-5 kg/fish 1,200-1,100-1,000
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
Alaska/ Over 7 lbs/fish 1,650-1,600
Canada 5-7 lbs/fish 1,500-1,480
4-5 lbs/fish 1,450-1,430
3-4 lbs/fish 1,380-1,350
2-3 lbs/fish 1,280
1-2 lbs/fish 1,200
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Canada
3L (10 ounce) 2,200-2,000
2L (8-10 ounce) 2,000-1,800
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Alaska
3L (300-350 grams) 2,000-1,800
2L (250-300 grams) 1,800-1,700
1L (200-250 grams) 1,700-1,600
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, frozen, Alaska
5L (over 450 grams) 2,450-2,200
4L (400-450 grams) 2,200-1,900
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, frozen, Russia
5L (over 450 grams) 2,000-1,700
4L (400-450 grams) 1,950-1,650
3L (350-400 grams) 1,900-1,600
2L (300-350 grams) 1,700-1,500
ROCK SOLE, frozen, with roe
L (800-600 grams/fish) 600
M (600-400 grams/fish) 600
S (400-200 grams/fish) 600
ROCK SOLE, frozen, without roe
L (800-600 grams/fish) 380-350
M (600-400 grams/fish) 380-350
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