WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange rates are:
120-122 yen = U.S.$1.00 for February 20 - March 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
March 5 43 fish Italy 10,000- 4,233- 1,500
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
March 3 75 fish Sri Lanka 2,400- 1,121- 400
Feb. 25 17 fish New Zealand 4,000- 2,420- 1,500
March 5 121 fish Australia 6,000- 2,158- 700
March 8 103 fish Bali 2,600- 1,010- 400
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
March 5 21 fish Australia 3,000- 1,373- 900
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
March 5 990 trays North America 4,500 - 2,500/tray*
March 8 2,287 trays Canada 5,500 - 500/tray*
March 5 41 trays Alaska 2,800 - 1,000/tray*
March 5 415 trays Los Angeles 5,800 - 2,200/tray*
March 5 246 trays San Francisco 5,500 - 2,500/tray*
March 5 2,097 packs 1,300 - 300/pack**
*(tray=280-380 grams in net weight) **(pack= 100 grams in net weight)
ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed, frozen, grade A
U.S.A. Large 2,500 - 1,500
Medium 3,500 - 1,800
Small 2,700 - 1,600
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
Red: Alaska, Local Grade A 3,500 - 3,200
Grade B 3,100 - 2,800
Grade C 2,700 - 2,400
Chum:Alaska, PWS Grade A 2,500 - 2,400
Grade B 2,100 - 2,000
Grade C 1,700 - 1,600
Pink: SE Grade A 2,000 - 1,800
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Top grade 5,500 - 5,000
PWS/SE 3,500 - 3,300
OYSTER, fresh
March 8 Sanriku, Japan 1,500 - 700
Hiroshima, Japan 800 - 600
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
Feb.25 Japan 1,300 - 1,000
FLOUNDER, fresh
Feb.25 Japan 3,600 - 1,600
Feb.25 U.S.A. 2,000 - 1,700
China
SALMON
Red, frozen, dressed, IQF, grade A
Bristol Bay
2-4 lbs/fish 1,080 - 1,050
4-6 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,080
6-9 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150
SE
2-4 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,100
4-6 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150
6-9 lbs/fish 1,300 - 1,250
Red, fresh, wild
Alaska
Silver, frozen, dressed
Chile 2-4 lbs/fish 710 - 690
4-6 lbs/fish 750 - 730
6-9 lbs/fish 750 - 730
Silver, frozen, troll caught
Alaska 6-9 lbs/fish -
King, fresh
New Zealand 3-4 kg/fish 1,000 - 850
Atlantic, fresh, semi-dressed, standard grade
Norway 3-4 kg/fish 900 - 700
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed Alaska& Canada
Over 7 lbs/fish 1,050 - 980
5-7 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,030
4-5 lbs/fish 1,050 - 980
3-4 lbs/fish 950
2-3 lbs/fish 900
1-2 lbs/fish 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, Ship-processed: SA 450
FA 420
Land-processed: 330 - 300
ROCK SOLE, with roe L 520 - 350
M 500 - 370
S 460 - 350
ABALONE, live Japan Kuro 6,000 - 5,500
Ezo 9,500 - 6,000
Tokobushi 3,500 - 2,000
Australia 5,000 - 4,500
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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