WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

October 16 - 27, 2000
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are: -
108-109 yen = U.S.$1.00 for October 16- 27, 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
          Oct. 20        8 fish    Canada            4,500- 4,170- 3,900
          Oct. 20       12 fish    Boston            5,200- 4,090- 3,000
          Oct. 24       26 fish    Greece            3,600- 2,061- 1,200
          Oct. 26       15 fish    Spain             4,400- 4,071- 3,500
          Oct. 26       79 fish    Italy             5,300- 2,558- 1,000
          Oct. 20        4 fish    Turkey            3,500- 2,750- 2,300
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          Oct. 27       35 fish    Guam              2,000- 1,280-   400
          Oct. 20       11 fish    New York          3,700- 3,000- 2,300
          Oct. 27       62 fish    Australia         3,700- 1,774-   800
          Oct. 20       44 fish    Fiji              2,200- 1,068-   600
          Oct. 17       44 fish    Bali              2,300-   954-   400
          Oct. 27       36 fish    New Zealand       2,400- 1,418-   800
          Oct. 24       34 fish    Puket             2,000- 1,083-   400
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          Oct. 19        8 fish    New Zealand       1,300-   910-   500
          Oct. 27       14 fish    Australia         2,000- 1,377-   500
                           fish    Bali                                 

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          Oct. 21      243 trays   China             2,800 -   100/tray*
          Oct.             trays   Oregon                         /tray*
          Oct. 21      378 trays   Chile             2,400 - 2,200/tray*
          Oct. 27    2,239 trays   Los Angeles       7,500 - 1,400/tray*
          Oct. 27    1,013 trays   San Francisco     3,300 - 1,700/tray*
          Oct. 27    1,296 trays   North America (green sea urchin)     
                                                     3,300 - 1,200/tray*
          Oct.             trays   Korea, North                   /tray*
          Oct. 27    1,710 trays   Canada            2,600 -   200/tray*
          Oct. 16       63 trays   Mexico            1,800 - 1,000/tray*
                    Oct. 27      552 trays   Japan (white)    12,000 - 1,700/tray*
           
          Oct. 27    2,034 trays   Japan (red)      13,000 - 2,200/tray*
               *(tray=280-350 grams in net weight)
ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed
                         Fresh  Japan      Top grade         5,500-3,300
                                         Standard            4,000-3,000
                         Frozen    Grade 1  Small                  3,300
                                            Medium                 4,000
                                   Grade 2  Small                  2,500
                                            Medium                 3,000
HERRING ROE, salted
                              Canada       Large                   5,200
                                           Medium                  4,200
                                           Small                   4,000
                              San Francisco  Large                 3,600
                                           Medium            3,200-2,900
                                           Small             3,200-3,000
HERRING ROE ON KELP
                              Canada                         5,000-3,000
                              San Francisco                  3,500-3,000
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
                    Sockeye   Kenei
                                        Grade 1              3,200-3,000
                                        Grade 2              2,800-2,600
                                        Grade 3              2,400-2,200
                              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
                    Pink      Cordova/Kodiak
                                        Grade 1              2,200-2,000
                                        Grade 2              1,900-1,700
                                        Grade 3              1,600-1,400
                    Chum/King   SE
                                        Grade 1              2,100-1,900
                                        Grade 2              1,800-1,600
                                        Grade 3              1,500-1,300
               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), Salted
                              Japan     Grade 1              6,700-6,300
                              Kodiak    Grade 1                         
                              SE        Grade 1              4,600-4,500
                              SE        Grade 2              4,300-4,200
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Russia                         2,800-2,700
                              Japan, Sanriku                            
SALMON
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
                              Bristol Bay
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              550 -   540
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              550 -   540
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              520 -   510
                              Copper River
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              750 -   700
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              800 -   770
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              850 -   800
     Sockeye, frozen, semi-dressed, drift-net
                              Russia, Sakhalin,              750 -   650
                              Russia, Kamchatka              850 -   800
     Sockeye, frozen, semi-dressed, set-net
                              Russia                         570 -   550
     Chum, frozen, semi-dressed, drift-net
                              Russia                         450 -   250
     Coho, frozen, dressed
                              Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              520 -   500
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              520 -   500
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              530 -   510
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              500 -   480
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              520 -   490
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              520 -   490
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish           500 -   480
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish           520 -   500
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish           550 -   520
     Atlantic, frozen, dressed     Norway
                                   3-4 kg/fish               630 -   610
                                   4-5 kg/fish               650 -   630
                                   5-6 kg/fish               650 -   630
                              Chile
                                   3-4 kg/fish               610 -   590
                                   4-5 kg/fish               630 -   610
     Atlantic, fresh, semi-dressed
                              Norway
                                   3-4 kg/fish               850 -   750
                                   4-5 kg/fish               950 -   750
                              Chile
                                   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

ABALONE, live                 Japan  Kuro (Kyushu)         9,500 - 9,000
                                    Kuro (Boshu)           9,500 - 9,000
                                    Ezo, over 300gm       11,500 -11,000
                                       Under 300gm        10,500 -10,000
                                    Tokobushi                           
                              Australia                    5,500 - 5,000
                              Taiwan  Tokobushi            3,000 - 2,700

SARDINE, fresh, extra large        Japan                   2,200 - 2,000

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed         Alaska& Canada
                                   Over 7 lbs/fish         1,330 - 1,250
                                   5-7 lbs/fish            1,330 - 1,250
                                   4-5 lbs/fish            1,200 - 1,180
                                   3-4 lbs/fish            1,170 - 1,150
                                   2-3 lbs/fish              980 -   950
                                   1-2 lbs/fish              880 -   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

ROCK SOLE, with roe                          L               480 -   450
                                             M               480 -   450
                                             S                          

SURIMI, frozen                Ship-processed: SA             500 -   380
                              Ship-processed: FA             470        
                              Land-processed:                380 -   250

FLOUNDER, fresh
                              Japan                        4,500 - 3,000
                              U.S.A.                       2,300 -   800
                              Korea, North                              
                              China                                1,300

Oyster, live
                              Japan, Sanriku               2,800 -   800
                              Japan, Hiroshima             2,300 - 1,000
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Source:   NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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