WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
March 25 - April 10, 2000
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange rates are:
104-107 yen = U.S.$1.00 for March 25 - April 10, 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
Apr. 7 47 fish Tunisia 6,000- 3,244- 1,300
Mar. 31 3 fish Spain 5,500- 4,800
Mar. 30 3 fish New Zealand 7,000- 6,200- 6,000
Mar. 30 13 fish Greece 6,500- 3,380- 2,000
Apr. 6 72 fish Italy 9,000- 4,456- 2,000
Apr. 7 12 fish Turkey 2,400- 1,800
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Mar. 31 24 fish New Zealand 5,800- 3,320- 800
Apr. 4 23 fish Fiji 3,000- 1,549- 700
Apr. 6 66 fish Australia 5,600- 2,202- 700
Apr. 7 77 fish Sri Lanka 2,900- 1,248- 500
Apr. 7 109 fish Bali 1,800- 1,023 400
fish Cebu
fish Puket
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Apr. 4 12 fish Bali 1,200- 936- 850
Mar. 31 2 fish New Zealand 3,800- 1,500
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
Apr. 7 1,713 trays China 3,200 - 600/tray*
Apr. 7 1,143 trays Canada 4,000 - 600/tray*
Mar. 25 946 trays Chile 2,300 - 800/tray*
Apr. 10 2,244 trays Los Angeles 9,000 - 6,000/tray*
Apr. 10 2,311 trays San Francisco 4,600 - 1,000/tray*
Mar. 25 87 trays Alaska 2,800 500/tray*
Mar. 25 725 trays North America 3,500 - 1,600/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 3,900-3,800
Grade 2 3,500-3,400
Grade 3 3,100-3,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Grade 1 5,800-5,500
Alaska Grade 1 4,500-4,000
Canada, BC Grade 1
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
Japan 2,000-1,500
FLOUNDER, fresh
Japan 4,500-2,000
U.S.A. 2,000-1,300
China 2,200-1,300
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 620 - 600
4-6 lbs/fish 620 - 600
6-9 lbs/fish 620 - 600
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 570 - 550
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 560 - 550
4-5 kg/fish 620 - 600
Chile
3-4 kg/fish 620 - 600
4-5 kg/fish 620 - 600
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 1,330 - 1,290
5-7 lbs/fish 1,350 - 1,300
4-5 lbs/fish 1,300 1,280
3-4 lbs/fish 1,200
2-3 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,000
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 - 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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