WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
April 22 - May 8, 2000
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange rates are:
105-108 yen = U.S.$1.00 for April 22 - May 8, 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
May 1 44 fish Tunisia 3,000- 1,570- 1,000
May 1 1 fish Spain 5,000
May 1 34 fish France 3,700- 1,950- 1,000
May 1 7 fish Greece 4,500- 3,000- 2,000
May 1 88 fish Italy 5,600- 2,480- 1,000
May 1 10 fish Turkey 3,000- 1,520- 1,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
May 1 34 fish New Zealand 5,000- 2,600- 1,000
May 2 40 fish Taiwan 2,000- 938- 600
May 2 74 fish Australia 5,000- 1,370- 300
May 1 68 fish Sri Lanka 2,000- 1,056- 700
May 8 130 fish Bali 2,500- 1,150 500
Apr. 24 1 fish New York 5,500
Apr. 24 80 fish Puket 1,700- 982- 400
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
May 2 10 fish Ponape 2,000- 1,162- 700
May 1 6 fish Australia 3,500- 2,740- 2,000
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
May 6 2,572 trays China 3,800 - 1,300/tray*
May 6 84 trays Canada 3,900 - 2,000/tray*
May 6 10 trays Chile 1,300/tray*
May 8 2,178 trays Los Angeles 9,300 - 1,800/tray*
May 8 1,978 trays San Francisco 4,700 - 1,300/tray*
Apr. 27 48 trays Korea, North 3,000 2,800/tray*
May 6 42 trays North America 3,800 - 3,300/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 4,500-3,600
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 3,100-2,900
Grade 2 2,700-2,500
Grade 3 2,300-2,100
Pink Alaska, SE
Grade 1 2,100-1,900
Grade 2 1,700-1,500
Grade 3 1,300-1,100
Coho Alaska
Grade 1 3,000-2,800
Grade 2 2,600-2,400
Grade 3 2,200-2,000
Salmon-trout Northern Europe
Grade 1 3,600-3,400
Grade 2 3,200-3,000
Grade 3 2,800-2,600
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Grade 1 5,800-5,600
Alaska Grade 1 4,600-4,200
Canada, BC Grade 1
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
Japan 500- 400
FLOUNDER, fresh
Japan 3,500-2,000
U.S.A.
China 2,300-1,300
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 750 - 720
6-9 lbs/fish 750 - 720
Alaska, Cook Inlet
4-6 lbs/fish 700 - 650
6-9 lbs/fish 700 - 650
Coho, frozen
Alaska, net caught
4-6 lbs/fish
6-9 lbs/fish
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 620 - 610
4-6 lbs/fish 630 - 620
6-9 lbs/fish 580 - 570
Sockeye, frozen
Russia, Sakhalin, -
Russia, Kamchatka 720 - 700
Trout, frozen
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 600 - 580
4-6 lbs/fish 660 - 630
6-9 lbs/fish 650 - 620
Europe
1.8-2.7 kg/fish 650 - 630
2.7-3.6 kg/fish 660 - 640
Atlantic, frozen
Norway, dressed
3-4 kg/fish 570 - 540
4-5 kg/fish 630 - 610
Chile
3-4 kg/fish 630 - 600
4-5 kg/fish 630 - 610
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 1,350 - 1,300
5-7 lbs/fish 1,350 - 1,330
4-5 lbs/fish 1,330 - 1,320
3-4 lbs/fish 1,250
2-3 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,070
1-2 lbs/fish 920 - 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 - 380
FA 470
Land-processed: 380 - 250
ROCK SOLE, with roe L 450 - 400
M 450 - 400
S 430 - 380
ABALONE, live Japan Kuro 7,500 - 6,500
Ezo 9,800 - 9,000
Tokobushi 4,800 - 4,000
Australia 5,500 - 4,500
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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