WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
                                
June 5 - 19, 2000
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
105 - 108 yen = U.S.$1.00 for June 5 - 19, 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
          June 9       4 fish    Portugal            3,900- 3,800- 2,700
          June 15     12 fish    Boston              8,000- 5,010- 3,000
          June 6       2 fish    New Zealand         6,000-        3,100
          June 8      10 fish    Taiwan              3,500- 1,970- 1,000
          June 9       7 fish    Italy                      2,000       
          June 19     19 fish    Libya               2,200- 1,459- 1,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          June 5       3 fish    New Zealand         7,000- 2,200- 1,800
                         fish    Guam                                   
          June 19     35 fish    Australia           5,800- 2,723-   700
          June 19    109 fish    Sri Lanka           2,500- 1,172-   400
          June           fish    Bali                                   
                         fish    Palau                                  
          June 13     25 fish    Fiji                2,700- 1,744- 1,000
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          June 19     24 fish    New Caledonia       1,700- 1,005-   600
          June 7      14 fish    Australia           3,200- 1,290-   500
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          June 19  2,718 trays   China               2,400 - 1,000/tray*
          June 5     366 trays   Alaska                      2,000/tray*
          June 9     898 trays   Chile               2,400 -   700/tray*
          June 19    577 trays   Los Angeles         3,500 - 1,400/tray*
          June 15    903 trays   San Francisco       4,500 - 1,100/tray*
          June 5      24 trays   Korea, North                2,000/tray*
                         trays   Korea, South                     /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                   5,000-2,800
                              San Francisco                             
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted, processed
                    Sockeye   Alaska, Copper River
                                        Grade 1              3,800-3,700
                                        Grade 2              3,400-3,300
                                        Grade 3              3,000-2,900
                    King      Alaska, Copper River
                                        Grade 1              3,600-3,500
                                        Grade 2              3,200-3,100
                                        Grade 3              2,800-2,700
                    Coho      Chile
                                        Grade 1              3,400-3,000
                                        Grade 2              3,000-2,600
                                        Grade 3              2,600-2,200
               Salmon-trout   Northern Europe
                                        Grade 1              3,500-3,300
                                        Grade 2              3,100-2,900
                                        Grade 3              2,700-2,500
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
                              Japan     Grade 1              5,800-5,600
                              Alaska    Grade 1                         
                              Canada, BC  Grade 1                       
          
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
                              Japan                          1,200-  900
FLOUNDER, fresh
                              Japan                          3,000-1,000
                              Korea, North                     800-  400
                              China                          1,600-1,000
SALMON
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
                              Alaska, Bristol Bay, standard grade
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              620 -   600
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              620 -   600
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              620 -   600
                              Alaska, False Pass
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              630 -   620
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              630 -   620
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              630 -   620
                              Alaska, Copper River
                                   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 -   500
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              560 -   530
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              560 -   530
     Sockeye, frozen
                              Russia, Sakhalin,             -      
                              Russia, Kamchatka                         
     Trout, frozen
                              Chile, dressed
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              550 -   530
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              580 -   550
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              580 -   550
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish           580 -   550
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish           600 -   580
     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
     Sockeye, fresh           Alaska, Copper River, semi-dressed
                                   4-6 lbs/fish            1,950 - 1,850
                                                                        
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            1,230 - 1,200
                                   3-4 lbs/fish            1,170   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 - 6,500
                                        Ezo               10,000 - 9,300
                                        Tokobushi          3,500 - 3,000
                              Australia                    5,500 - 4,500

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

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