WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
                                
September 7 - 18, 2000
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
106 - 107 yen = U.S.$1.00 for September 7 - 18, 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
          Sept. 12       2 fish    Portugal          4,510-        3,000
          Sept. 14      25 fish    Boston            6,500- 4,324- 3,000
          Sept. 12       2 fish    Canada            6,010-        3,500
          Sept. 12       5 fish    Spain             4,000- 3,200- 2,500
          Sept. 11       2 fish    Italy             3,800-        3,000
          Sept. 8        8 fish    Turkey            2,100- 1,280- 1,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          Sept. 14      51 fish    Guam              2,200- 1,200-   400
          Sept. 13       1 fish    New York          2,000              
          Sept. 14      60 fish    Australia         3,500- 2,044-   600
          Sept. 12      56 fish    Palau             2,500- 1,555-   600
          Sept. 7       28 fish    Truk Is.          3,000- 1,529- 1,000
          Sept. 18     118 fish    New Zealand       3,000- 1,459-   500
          Sept. 12      36 fish    Fiji              2,300- 1,553-   700
BIGEYE TUNA, frozen
          Sept. 13   1,614 fish    New York          4,000- 2,500- 1,000
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          Sept. 8        1 fish    New York                          800
          Sept. 14      29 fish    Australia         2,800- 1,618- 1,000
          Sept. 7       11 fish    Bali              1,800- 1,200- 1,000
YELLOWFIN TUNA, frozen
          Sept. 13     100 fish                      1,200-   620-   450           
 
STRIPED MARLIN, fresh
          Sept. 13      39 fish                      1,600-   900-   400           
 
STRIPED MARLIN, frozen
          Sept. 13      16 fish                      1,500-   550-   350           
 
SWORDFISH, fresh
          Sept. 13      22 fish                      1,600- 1,100-   700           
 
SWORDFISH, frozen
          Sept. 13     176 fish                      1,300-   880-   700           
 

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          Sept. 16     397 trays   China             3,000 - 1,200/tray*
          Sept. 7       72 trays   Mexico              700 -   600/tray*
          Sept. 18   3,055 trays   Chile             2,200 -   600/tray*
          Sept. 18     944 trays   Los Angeles       5,000 - 1,000/tray*
          Sept. 12     408 trays   San Francisco     1,500 -   700/tray*
          Sept. 16     602 trays   North America (green sea urchin)     
                                                     2,500 - 1,200/tray*
          Sept. 12      61 trays   Korea, North              1,300/tray*
          Sept. 16     502 trays   Canada            1,400 -   250/tray*
          Sept. 16      52 trays   Australia         1,500 - 1,300/tray*
          Sept. 18   1,969 trays   Japan (white roe) 2,200 -   600/tray*
          Sept. 18     762 trays   Japan (red roe)   2,200 -   600/tray*
               *(tray=280-350 grams in net weight)

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Species                       Origin                 Price range(yen/kg)
                                                            High     Low
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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   Copper River
                                        Grade 1              3,000-2,800
                                        Grade 2              2,600-2,400
                                        Grade 3              2,200-2,000
                              Bristol Bay
                                        Grade 1              2,800-2,600
                                        Grade 2              2,400-2,200
                                        Grade 3              2,000-1,800
                              Kodiak
                                        Grade 1              2,900-2,700
                                        Grade 2              2,500-2,300
                                        Grade 3              2,100-1,900
                    Pink      PWS
                                        Grade 1              1,800-1,700
                                        Grade 2              1,500-1,400
                                        Grade 3              1,200-1,100
                    Chum/King   Alaska
                                        Grade 1              3,300-3,200
                                        Grade 2              2,900-2,800
                                        Grade 3              2,500-2,400
               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                         
                              Kodiak    Grade 1              3,800-3,600
                              PWS       Grade 1              3,800-3,600
                              SE        Grade 1              4,200-4,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Japan, Hokkaido                        4,600-4,500
                              Japan, Sanriku                 4,500-4,300




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Species                       Origin              Price range(yen/kg)
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SALMON
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
                              Bristol Bay
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              540 -   530
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              540 -   530
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              510 -   500
                              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              800 -   750
     Sockeye, frozen, semi-dressed, set-net
                              Russia                         570 -   550
     Chum, frozen, semi-dressed, set-net
                              Russia                         450 -   250


     Coho, frozen, dressed
                              Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              530 -   520
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              530 -   520
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              520 -   510
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              530 -   510
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              530 -   520
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              550 -   520
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish           530 -   500
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish           550 -   530
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish           580 -   550
     Atlantic, frozen, dressed     Norway
                                   3-4 kg/fish               640 -   620
                                   4-5 kg/fish               670 -   650
                                   5-6 kg/fish               670 -   650
                              Chile
                                   3-4 kg/fish               620 -   600
                                   4-5 kg/fish               650 -   630
     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

SARDINE, fresh, large              Japan                                   2,000



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Species                       Origin              Price range(yen/kg)
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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 - 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               450 -   380
                                             M               450 -   400
                                             S               430 -   380

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

FLOUNDER, fresh
                              Japan                          5,500-2,000
                              U.S.A.                         2,500-1,200
                              Korea, North                         2,000
                              China                          2,000-1,300

ABALONE, live                 Japan  Kuro (Kyushu)      8,000 - 7,000
                                    Kuro (Boshu)       8,500 - 8,000
                                    Ezo, over 300gm   10,000 - 9,000
                                       Under 300gm     9,500 - 9,000
                                    Tokobushi          4,000 - 3,500

                              Australia                    5,500 - 5,000
                              Taiwan  Tokobushi                 3,000
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Source:   NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu