WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
                                
May 10 - 15, 1999
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
121 yen = U.S.$1.00 for May 10 - 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
          May 14       11 fish    Italy              4,000- 2,525- 1,500
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          May 10        4 fish    New Zealand        3,000- 2,250- 1,500
          May 14       51 fish    Bali               1,800-   951-   400
          May 10      145 fish    Australia          5,000- 2,070-   600
          May 10       11 fish    Florida            4,200- 2,390- 1,400
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          May 14        6 fish    Australia          3,000- 2,125- 1,000
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          May 15      492 trays   China              3,100 -   700/tray*
          May 15      935 trays   Canada             1,600 -   300/tray*
          May 15      964 trays   Chile              2,100 -   400/tray*
          May 15      118 trays   Los Angeles        4,500 - 3,000/tray*
          May 15       12 trays   San Francisco      3,000 - 1,800/tray*
          May 15      152 packs                      1,000 -   400/pack**
     *(tray=280-380 grams in net weight)  **(pack= 100 grams in net weight)
ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed, frozen
                                          Large        2,500 - 1,900
                                          Medium       3,500 - 2,200
                                          Small        2,700 - 1,800
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      Grade A                   
                                            Grade B                   
                                            Grade C                   
                    Chum:       Alaska      Grade A                   
                                            Grade B                   
                                            Grade C                   
                    Pink:       SE, Alaska  Grade A      2,000 - 1,800
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
                              Japan       Top grade    5,500 - 5,000
                              Alaska                   3,700 - 3,500
OYSTER, fresh
                                  Sanriku, Japan                        
                                  Hiroshima, Japan                      
SARDINE, fresh, large
          May 10                  Japan                   1,200 -   800
FLOUNDER, fresh
          May 10                  Japan                   3,500 - 2,000
                                  U.S.A.                        -      
          May 10                  China                   2,500 - 1,600
SALMON
     Red, frozen, dressed, IQF, grade A
                              Bristol Bay, Alaska
                                     2-4 lbs/fish     1,150 - 1,100
                                     4-6 lbs/fish     1,200 - 1,150
                                     6-9 lbs/fish     1,250 - 1,200
                              SE, Alaska
                                     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 -   700
                                     4-6 lbs/fish        720 -   710
                                     6-9 lbs/fish        750 -   740
     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   1,100 - 1,050
                                      5-7 lbs/fish   1,120 - 1,100
                                      4-5 lbs/fish   1,120 - 1,100
                                      3-4 lbs/fish   1,080 - 1,050
                                      2-3 lbs/fish           1,000
                                      1-2 lbs/fish             950
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        7,500 - 7,000
                                          Ezo         9,500 - 7,000
                                          Tokobushi   3,500 - 2,000
                              Australia               4,500 - 4,000

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Source:   NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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