WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
July 2 - 15, 1999
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange rates are:
121-122 yen = U.S.$1.00 for July 2 - 15, 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
July 2 1 fish Italy 10,000
July 9 24 fish Spain 3,000- 1,919- 1,200
July 5 1 fish New York 12,000
July 5 1 fish Taiwan 1,500
July 15 23 fish New Zealand 8,000- 3,349- 800
July 15 18 fish Boston 12,000- 5,178- 3,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
July 15 35 fish Guam 1,600- 1,045- 700
July 15 36 fish Bali 1,900- 1,027- 500
July 15 59 fish Australia 5,500- 2,192- 500
July 15 58 fish Sri Lanka 1,400- 720- 400
July 13 35 fish Fiji 4,600- 1,604- 800
July 14 34 fish Penang 1,800- 681- 400
July 13 32 fish Puket 1,300- 753- 500
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
July 14 12 fish Australia 1,500- 1,173- 700
July 15 5 fish Ponape 1,200- 850- 500
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
July 13 1,723 trays China 3,500 - 500/tray*
July 6 48 trays Korea, North 1,900 - 1,800/tray*
July 9 606 trays Chile 2,000 - 1,000/tray*
July 9 608 trays Los Angeles 3,600 - 300/tray*
July 8 34 trays San Francisco 1,800 - 1,200/tray*
July 13 620 trays Peru 1,900 - 1,750/tray*
July 9 108 tray Alaska 2,600 - 2,000/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, Copper river
Grade 1 3,800-3,700
Grade 2 3,400-3,300
Grade 3 3,000-2,900
King Alaska, Copper river
Grade 1 3,300-3,200
Grade 2 2,900-2,800
Grade 3 2,500-2,400
Chum Alaska, PWS
Grade 1 3,600-3,400
Grade 2 3,200-3,000
Grade 3 2,800-2,600
Trout Europe
Grade 1 4,400-4,000
Grade 2 3,900-3,500
Grade 3 3,400-3,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Grade 1 4,500-4,400
Alaska Grade 1 3,300-3,000
Canada, BC Grade 1
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
July 5 Japan 1,500-1,300
FLOUNDER, fresh
July 6 Japan 3,500 - 2,000
July Mexico
July 6 China 1,500 - 1,000
SALMON
Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
Bristol Bay
2-4 lbs/fish 930 - 880
4-6 lbs/fish 950 - 900
6-9 lbs/fish 1,000 - 950
Copper river
2-4 lbs/fish 1,280 - 1,260
4-6 lbs/fish 1,400 - 1,380
6-9 lbs/fish 1,450 - 1,430
Canada, land-frozen, troll
4-6 lbs/fish
6-9 lbs/fish
Canada, ship-frozen, troll
4-6 lbs/fish
6-9 lbs/fish
Coho, frozen
Alaska, net
4-6 lbs/fish 600 - 580
6-9 lbs/fish 550 - 530
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 730 - 720
4-6 lbs/fish 760 - 750
6-9 lbs/fish 740 - 730
Pink, frozen
Sakhalin, Russia 150 - 130
Kamchatka, Russia 120 - 100
Trout, frozen
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 730 - 720
4-6 lbs/fish 750 - 740
6-9 lbs/fish 730 - 720
Europe
1.8-2.7 kg/fish 760 - 740
2.7-3.6 kg/fish 730 - 720
Atlantic, frozen
Norway, dressed
3-4 kg/fish 600 - 580
4-5 kg/fish 620 - 600
Chile
3-4 kg/fish 650 - 600
4-5 kg/fish 680 - 600
Atlantic, fresh
Norway, semi-dressed
3-4 kg/fish 900 - 750
4-5 kg/fish 950 - 800
Chile, semi-dressed
3-4 kg/fish 950 - 900
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 1,280 - 1,250
5-7 lbs/fish 1,290 - 1,200
4-5 lbs/fish 1,200
3-4 lbs/fish 1,150
2-3 lbs/fish 1,050
1-2 lbs/fish 1,000
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 8,000 - 7,500
Ezo 9,800 - 8,500
Tokobushi 4,000 - 3,500
Australia 4,700 - 4,500
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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