WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
February 8 - 19, 1999

All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange   
rates are: 113-118 yen = U.S.$1.00 for February 8 - 19, 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                                                 
          Feb. 19    17 fish  Greece             5,600- 3,886- 2,600
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh                                                  
          Feb. 15     8 fish  Hawaii             5,300- 3,720- 1,800
          Feb. 15     6 ish   New Zealand        5,500- 3,260- 1,500
          Feb. 16    26 fish  Australia          5,800- 2,780-   800
          Feb. 19    45 fish  Fiji               5,800- 1,779-   500
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh                                               
          Feb. 19    32 fish  Australia          3,000- 1,720-   600
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh                                               
          Feb.19   1,037 trays  Boston           3,500 - 2,000/tray*
          Feb.12   1,109 trays  Canada           4,100 -   800/tray*
          Feb.13     273 trays  China            3,000 - 1,700/tray*
          Feb.19     862 trays  Los Angeles      6,500 - 2,000/tray*
          Feb.13     754 trays  San Francisco    5,200 - 2,000/tray*
          Feb.13   5,876 packs                   1,000 -  200/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/Kodiak     Grade A    2,000 - 1,800    
SALMON ROE (IKURA)                                                  
                         Japan          Top grade  5,500 - 5,000    
                              PWS/SE               3,500 - 3,300    
OYSTER, fresh                                                       
          Feb.19              Sanriku, Japan       2,000 -   600    
                              Hiroshima, Japan     1,000 -   600    
SARDINE, fresh, extra large                                         
          Feb.16              Japan                1,200 -   900    
FLOUNDER, fresh                                                     
          Feb.16              Japan                3,500 - 1,700    
          Feb.15              U.S.A.               3,000 - 1,600    
          Feb.12              China                3,200 - 2,000    
SALMON                                                              
     Red, frozen, dressed, IQF, grade A                             
                              Bristol Bay                           
                                    2-4 lbs/fish   1,080 - 1,050    
                                    4-6 lbs/fish   1,100 - 1,070    
                                    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    700 -   680     
                                    4-6 lbs/fish    730 -   710     
                                    6-9 lbs/fish    730 -   710     
     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, frozen                Ship-processed: SA            450     
                                              FA            420     
                              Land-processed:       380 -   300     
ROCK SOLE, with roe                          L      520 -   350     
                                             M      500 -   370     
                                             S      460 -   350     
ABALONE, live                 Japan          Kuro 6,500 - 6,000     
                                        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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