WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
118-122 yen = U.S.$1.00 for March 8 - 18, 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 18     33 fish    Italy              8,000- 4,600- 2,000    
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh                                                          
          March 18     39 fish    Sri Lanka          3,000- 1,080-   400    
          March 18     20 fish    New Zealand        3,000- 2,027-   700    
          March 18     46 fish    Australia          3,700- 1,258-   500    
          March 18     57 fish    Pohnpei            2,500- 1,249-   400    
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh                                                       
          March 16     14 fish    Australia          2,400- 1,317-   700    
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh                                                       
          March 18  1,255 trays   North America      3,900 -   800/tray*    
          March 16    914 trays   Canada             2,500 -   550/tray*    
          March 12  1,469 trays   Chile              1,600 -   100/tray*    
          March 12  1,004 trays   Los Angeles        8,000 - 2,000/tray*    
          March 18  1,436 trays   San Francisco      3,800 -   500/tray*    
          March 12  1,388 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 18            Sanriku, Japan           1,400 -   800        
                              Hiroshima, Japan           800 -   650        
SARDINE, fresh, extra large                                                 
          March 8             Japan                    1,500 -   800        
FLOUNDER, fresh                                                             
          March 8                 Japan                4,000 - 2,000        
          March 8                 U.S.A.               2,300 - 1,300        
                                  China                                     
SALMON                                                                      
     Red, frozen, dressed, IQF, grade A                                     
                              Bristol Bay                                   
                                    2-4 lbs/fish  1,100 - 1,080             
                                    4-6 lbs/fish  1,150 - 1,120             
                                    6-9 lbs/fish  1,230 - 1,180             
                              SE                                            
                                    2-4 lbs/fish  1,200 - 1,150             
                                    4-6 lbs/fish  1,250 - 1,200             
                                    6-9 lbs/fish  1,350 - 1,300             
     Red, fresh, wild                                                       
                              Alaska                                        
     Silver, frozen, dressed                                                
                              Chile 2-4 lbs/fish    720 -   700             
                                    4-6 lbs/fish    770 -   750             
                                    6-9 lbs/fish    760 -   750             
     Silver, frozen, Net                                                    
                             Alaska   4-6 lbs/fish       620 -   600        
     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, frozen                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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