WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
July 31 - August 12, 2000
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange rates are:
108 - 109 yen = U.S.$1.00 for July 31 - August 12, 2000.
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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
fish Portugal
Aug. 10 10 fish Boston 5,700- 5,055- 4,000
July 31 9 fish Canada 4,700- 3,480- 2,400
July fish Taiwan
July fish Italy
July fish Australia
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Aug. 11 64 fish Guam 2,300- 1,238- 400
July 31 6 fish New York 5,810- 3,910- 2,500
Aug. 10 46 fish Australia 3,500- 2,002- 600
Aug. 9 30 fish Cebu 2,000- 1,178- 400
Aug. 11 37 fish Bali 2,600- 1,597- 600
Aug. 11 78 fish New Zealand 5,000- 2,204- 400
Aug. 8 64 fish Fiji 3,000- 1,366- 650
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Aug. 10 10 fish Bali 2,000- 1,370- 800
Aug. 2 14 fish Australia 1,500- 1,033- 800
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
Aug. 12 4,340 trays China 3,000 - 100/tray*
Aug. 12 540 trays Peru 1,500 - 800/tray*
Aug. 10 653 trays Chile 1,800 - 100/tray*
Aug. 12 168 trays Los Angeles 6,000 - 500/tray*
Aug. 12 1,364 trays San Francisco 3,800 - 900/tray*
Aug. 10 108 trays Boston 1,100 - 800/tray*
Aug. 12 24 trays Korea, North 1,300/tray*
*(tray=280-350 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 5,500-4,500
Medium 4,000
Small 3,800
HERRING ROE ON KELP
Canada 5,000-3,000
San Francisco 3,500-3,000
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Species Date of Origin Price range(yen/kg)
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SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted, processed
Sockeye Copper River
Grade 1 3,000-2,900
Grade 2 2,600-2,500
Grade 3 2,200-2,100
Bristol Bay
Grade 1 2,800-2,700
Grade 2 2,400-2,300
Grade 3 2,000-1,900
Kodiak
Grade 1 2,900-2,700
Grade 2 2,500-2,300
Grade 3 2,100-1,900
Salmon-trout Northern Europe
Grade 1 3,500-3,300
Grade 2 3,000-2,800
Grade 3 2,500-2,300
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Grade 1 5,600-5,500
Kodiak Grade 1 3,700-3,500
PWS Grade 1 3,500-3,200
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
Japan 400- 300
FLOUNDER, fresh
Japan 3,500-1,500
U.S.A. 1,500-1,100
China 1,800- 500
SALMON
Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
Alaska, Bristol Bay, standard grade
2-4 lbs/fish 540 - 530
4-6 lbs/fish 540 - 530
6-9 lbs/fish 510 - 500
Alaska, Copper River
2-4 lbs/fish 750 - 700
4-6 lbs/fish 800 - 770
6-9 lbs/fish 850 - 800
Alaska, Kodiak
4-6 lbs/fish
6-9 lbs/fish
Alaska, Cook Inlet
4-6 lbs/fish
6-9 lbs/fish
Coho, frozen
Alaska, net caught
4-6 lbs/fish
6-9 lbs/fish
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 530 - 520
4-6 lbs/fish 530 - 520
6-9 lbs/fish 520 - 510
Sockeye, frozen, semi-dressed
Russia, Sakhalin, 750 - 650
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Species Date of Origin Price range(yen/kg)
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Russia, Kamchatka 800 - 750
Trout, frozen
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 530 - 510
4-6 lbs/fish 550 - 520
6-9 lbs/fish 550 - 520
Europe
1.8-2.7 kg/fish 550 - 520
2.7-3.6 kg/fish 550 - 520
Atlantic, frozen
Norway, dressed
3-4 kg/fish 640 - 620
4-5 kg/fish 670 - 650
Chile
3-4 kg/fish 620 - 600
4-5 kg/fish 650 - 630
Atlantic, fresh
Norway, semi-dressed
3-4 kg/fish 850 - 750
4-5 kg/fish 950 - 750
Chile, semi-dressed
3-4 kg/fish 900 - 800
4-5 kg/fish 1,000 - 800
Scotland, semi-dressed
3-4 kg/fish 950 - 850
4-5 kg/fish 1,000 - 900
King, fresh New Zealand
3-4 kg/fish 1,050 - 1,000
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed Alaska& Canada
Over 7 lbs/fish 1,300 - 1,250
5-7 lbs/fish 1,300 - 1,250
4-5 lbs/fish 1,200
3-4 lbs/fish 1,150
2-3 lbs/fish 1,000 - 950
1-2 lbs/fish 900 - 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 500 - 380
FA 470
Land-processed: 380 - 250
ROCK SOLE, with roe L 450 - 380
M 450 - 400
S 430 - 380
ABALONE, live Japan Kuro 8,000 - 7,000
Ezo, over 300gm 9,500 - 8,500
Under 300gm 9,300 - 8,000
Tokobushi 4,000 - 3,500
Australia 5,500 - 5,000
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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