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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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Date of Sales Origin Price range (yen/kg) Sale volume High Average Low ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA Contact: Sunee C. Sonu |
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