WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
September 21 - October 8, 1999
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange rates are:
104-107 yen = U.S.$1.00 for September 21 - October 8, 1999.
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Species Date of Sales Origin Price range (yen/kg)
Sale volume High Average Low
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BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh
Sept. 28 12 fish Canada 5,000- 3,870- 2,300
Oct. 5 13 fish Spain 4,000- 3,208- 2,800
Oct. 8 38 fish Los Angeles 3,900- 2,826- 2,000
Sept. 28 12 fish Turkey 3,300- 2,170- 1,500
Sept. 28 3 fish Italy 3,800- 3,700- 3,300
Oct. 8 34 fish Boston 5,000- 3,083- 2,200
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Sept. 27 4 fish Florida 2,500- 1,720- 1,100
Sept. 27 21 fish New Zealand 3,300- 1,710- 500
Oct. 7 154 fish Australia 3,700- 1,361- 400
Oct. 1 95 fish Cebu 2,400- 1,244- 300
Oct. 7 105 fish Bali 1,600- 848- 400
Sept. 28 83 fish Palau 2,300- 1,461- 800
Sept. 28 6 fish New York 6,000- 3,330- 1,000
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Oct. 7 16 fish Australia 2,200- 1,454- 800
Oct. 5 15 fish Bali 1,300- 968- 500
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
Oct. 2 564 trays China 4,000 - 550/tray*
Oct. 2 936 trays Canada 3,300 - 700/tray*
Oct. 8 1,225 trays Chile 2,800 - 1,300/tray*
Oct. 8 2,157 trays Los Angeles 9,000 - 1,900/tray*
Oct. 2 60 trays Korea, north 4,600 - 4,300/tray*
Sept. 21 484 trays Peru 2,600 - 1,300/tray*
Oct. 2 511 trays North America 4,200 - 2,300/tray*
*(tray=280-380 grams in net weight)
ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed
Japan, fresh
Top grade Small 4,700-3,700
Medium 5,700-4,700
U.S.A., frozen
Brand Small 4,000-3,500
Medium 4,200-3,700
Standard Small 3,200-3,000
Medium 3,400-3,200
Russia, frozen
Brand Small 2,800-2,600
Medium 3,000-2,800
Standard Small 2,400-2,200
Medium 2,600-2,400
HERRING ROE, salted, processed, grade A
Canada Large 5,500-4,800
Medium 4,500-3,800
Small 4,000-3,500
HERRING ROE ON KELP
Canada 6,000-4,000
San Francisco 4,000-2,500
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted, processed
Sockeye Alaska, Bristol Bay
Grade 1 3,400-3,200
Grade 2 3,000-2,800
Grade 3 2,600-2,400
Pink Alaska, PWS
Grade 1 2,400-2,200
Grade 2 2,000-1,800
Grade 3 1,600-1,400
Chum Alaska, SE
Grade 1 3,000-2,800
Grade 2 2,600-2,400
Grade 3 2,200-2,000
Trout Europe
Grade 1 4,200-4,000
Grade 2 3,700-3,500
Grade 3 3,200-3,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Grade 1 3,600-3,500
Alaska Grade 1 3,200-3,000
Canada, BC Grade 1
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
Sept. 28 Japan 1,300-1,000
FLOUNDER, fresh
Sept. 28 Japan 5,000-3,000
Sept. 28 U.S.A. 1,600-1,100
Mexico
SALMON
Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
Alaska, Bristol Bay
2-4 lbs/fish 650 - 600
4-6 lbs/fish 750 - 700
6-9 lbs/fish 850 - 800
Alaska, False Pass
2-4 lbs/fish 850 - 800
4-6 lbs/fish 900 - 850
6-9 lbs/fish 950 - 900
Alaska, Kodiak
4-6 lbs/fish 900 - 850
6-9 lbs/fish 920 - 870
Alaska, SE
4-6 lbs/fish 1,050 - 950
6-9 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,050
Coho, frozen
Alaska, net caught
4-6 lbs/fish
6-9 lbs/fish
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 680 - 670
4-6 lbs/fish 720 - 700
6-9 lbs/fish 700 - 680
Sockeye, frozen
Russia, Sakhalin, -
Russia, Kamchatka 720 - 700
Trout, frozen
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 720 - 700
4-6 lbs/fish 740 - 720
6-9 lbs/fish 740 - 720
Europe
1.8-2.7 kg/fish 700 - 680
2.7-3.6 kg/fish 710 - 680
Atlantic, frozen
Norway, dressed
3-4 kg/fish 580 - 520
4-5 kg/fish 600 - 540
Chile
3-4 kg/fish 580 - 520
4-5 kg/fish 600 - 540
Atlantic, fresh
Norway, semi-dressed
3-4 kg/fish 900 - 700
4-5 kg/fish 950 - 750
Chile, semi-dressed
3-4 kg/fish 950 - 850
4-5 kg/fish 1,000 - 900
Scotland, semi-dressed
3-4 kg/fish 950 - 900
4-5 kg/fish 1,000 - 950
King, fresh
New Zealand
4-5 kg/fish 1,000 - 950
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed Alaska& Canada
Over 7 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150
5-7 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,130
4-5 lbs/fish 1,190 1,100
3-4 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,000
2-3 lbs/fish 1,000 - 920
1-2 lbs/fish 950 - 850
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, section with claw, cooked frozen,
shrink-pack, 5 kg-carton Alaska 5 L 2,300 - 2,100
4 L 2,200 - 1,800
SURIMI, frozen Ship-processed: SA 500 - 450
FA 470 - 420
Land-processed: 380 - 300
ROCK SOLE, with roe L 480
M 480
S 450
ABALONE, live Japan Kuro 9,500 - 8,500
Ezo 11,500 - 9,500
Tokobushi 4,800 - 4,000
Australia 5,000 - 4,700
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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