WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
December 20, 1999 - January 6, 2000
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange rates are:
102-103 yen = U.S.$1.00 for December 20, 1999 - January 6, 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
Jan. 6 20 fish Tunisia 5,000- 3,500- 1,500
Jan. 6 74 fish Spain 7,500- 4,430- 3,000
Jan. 6 28 fish Los Angeles 11,000- 5,730- 2,500
Dec. 24 2 fish New York 8,000- - 4,500
Dec. 24 97 fish Italy 8,000- 3,574- 1,000
Dec. 24 1 fish Turkey 3,800
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Jan. 6 12 fish Los Angeles 6,000- 3,490- 2,000
Dec. 24 58 fish New Zealand 6,800- 2,540- 700
Dec. 24 119 fish Australia 7,500- 2,432- 500
Jan. 6 37 fish Sri Lanka 1,800- 980- 400
Jan. 6 39 fish Bali 3,500- 1,350- 400
Dec. 21 16 fish New Caledonia 2,800- 2,040- 1,800
Dec. 24 78 fish New York 3,300- 1,637- 700
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Dec. 24 6 fish Australia 2,800- 2,010- 1,000
Dec. 24 12 fish New Zealand 3,000- 1,942- 1,000
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
Dec. 27 426 trays China 3,600 - 1,300/tray*
Dec. 27 3,174 trays Canada 3,000 - 400/tray*
trays North Korea /tray*
Jan. 6 1,546 trays Los Angeles 9,000 - 2,300/tray*
Jan. 6 628 trays San Francisco 4,500 - 1,500/tray*
trays Peru /tray*
Jan. 6 1,324 trays North America 4,400 - 2,500/tray*
*(tray=280-380 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 4,500-3,600
Small 4,000-3,300
HERRING ROE ON KELP
Canada 6,000-4,000
San Francisco 4,000-2,500
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted, processed
Sockeye Alaska, Bristol Bay
Grade 1 3,400-3,300
Grade 2 3,000-2,900
Grade 3 2,600-2,500
Pink Alaska, Kodiak
Grade 1 2,400-2,300
Grade 2 2,000-1,900
Grade 3 1,600-1,500
Chum Alaska, SE
Grade 1 3,200-3,000
Grade 2 2,800-2,600
Grade 3 2,400-2,200
Salmon-trout Northern Europe
Grade 1 4,000-3,800
Grade 2 3,600-3,400
Grade 3 3,200-3,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Grade 1 5,600-5,400
Alaska Grade 1 3,900-3,500
Canada, BC Grade 1
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
Dec. 24 Japan 1,500-1,000
FLOUNDER, fresh
Dec. 24 Japan 5,000-3,000
Dec. 20 U.S.A. 1,300-1,000
Dec. 20 China 2,000-1,300
SALMON
Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
Alaska, Bristol Bay, standard grade
2-4 lbs/fish 620 - 600
4-6 lbs/fish 680 - 650
6-9 lbs/fish 760 - 730
Alaska, False Pass
2-4 lbs/fish 700 - 650
4-6 lbs/fish 800 - 750
6-9 lbs/fish 850 - 800
Alaska, Kodiak
4-6 lbs/fish 800 - 750
6-9 lbs/fish 850 - 800
Alaska, SE
4-6 lbs/fish 950 - 900
6-9 lbs/fish 980 - 950
Coho, frozen
Alaska, net caught
4-6 lbs/fish
6-9 lbs/fish
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 680 - 670
4-6 lbs/fish 720 - 700
6-9 lbs/fish 710 - 690
Sockeye, frozen
Russia, Sakhalin, -
Russia, Kamchatka 720 - 700
Trout, frozen
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 680 - 650
4-6 lbs/fish 720 - 680
6-9 lbs/fish 730 - 690
Europe
1.8-2.7 kg/fish 700 - 680
2.7-3.6 kg/fish 700 - 680
Atlantic, frozen
Norway, dressed
3-4 kg/fish 580 - 520
4-5 kg/fish 620 - 580
Chile
3-4 kg/fish 580 - 520
4-5 kg/fish 620 - 580
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
Australia, semi-dressed
3-4 kg/fish 1,000 - 950
4-5 kg/fish 1,000 - 950
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed Alaska& Canada
Over 7 lbs/fish 1,270 - 1,220
5-7 lbs/fish 1,270 - 1,220
4-5 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150
3-4 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,100
2-3 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,050
1-2 lbs/fish 950 - 900
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
ROCK SOLE, with roe L 450
M 450
S 430
ABALONE, live Japan Kuro 9,500 - 8,500
Ezo 10,000 - 8,000
Tokobushi 4,800 - 4,000
Australia 5,200 - 4,500
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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