WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
January 17-28, 2003
  All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
  Exchange is: 118 yen = U.S.$1.00 
  for January 17-28, 2003.
  
  ----------------------------------------------------------------
  Species/       Sales   Origin               Price range (yen/kg)
  Date of sale   volume                        High  Average  Low 
  (Month/date)
  ----------------------------------------------------------------
  BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh
   1/23      33 fish     Tunisia                 4,000-2,692-2,000
   1/28      13 fish     Spain                   4,800-3,884-2,500
   1/25      43 fish     Turkey                  3,800-2,800-2,200
   1/25      20 fish     Greece                  6,700-2,250-1,000
   1/24      41 fish     Italy                   6,000-3,640-1,800
   1/28      25 fish     Mexico                  3,000-2,625-2,500
  
  BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
   1/20      15 fish     Jakarta                 3,000-1,845-1,000
   1/27      34 fish     Marshall Is.            2,000-1,072-  500
   1/28      99 fish     Australia               2,500-  759-  400
   1/27      15 fish     Puket                   2,400-1,167-  800
   1/17      36 fish     Maldive                 3,000-1,467-  600
   1/26      26 fish     Fiji                    2,900-1,176-  500
   1/20      15 fish     Hawaii                  4,500-2,638-1,300
   1/25      47 fish     Viet Nam                3,000-2,200-1,000
   1/25     108 fish     Taiwan                  3,000-  948-  400
   1/28      17 fish     Sri Lanka               2,400-1,109-  600
   1/25      39 fish     Bali                    2,000-  840-  400
   1/28      12 fish     Cape Town               4,300-3,517-3,000
  
  YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
   1/24      17 fish     Sri Lanka               2,100-1,064-  700
   1/17       6 fish     Fiji                    1,000-  700-  500
   1/27      20 fish     Australia               2,000-1,420-  800
   1/28       5 fish     Puket                     650-  617-  600
   1/17       6 fish     Maldive                 1,300-1,100-1,000
   1/20       9 fish     Bali                    1,400-1,122-  700
  
  SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
                 trays   Mexico                             /tray*
   1/25       19 trays   Alaska                  1,200-1,000/tray*
   1/25      818 trays   Boston                  3,400-1,000/tray*
                 trays   Russia                             /tray*
   1/28      664 trays   China                   2,000-  650/tray*
   1/28      126 trays   Canada                  2,000-  800/tray*
                 trays   Chile                              /tray*
   1/28    1,385 trays   Los Angeles &
                       San Francisco             4,600-  900/tray*
                 trays   North Korea                        /tray*
   1/28          Japan (white)                 16,000-3,300/tray**
   1/28          Japan (red)                   12,000-2,000/tray**
  
                  *(tray=280-350 grams in net weight)
                 **(tray=150-450 grams in net weight)
  
  ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed
       Japan     Fresh   Top grade                     5,000-4,000
       Japan     Frozen   Grade 1  Small                     3,500
                                  Medium                     4,000
                         Grade 2  Small                      2,300
                                  Medium                     2,500
  
  HERRING ROE, salted
            Canada       Large                         4,500-4,200
                         Medium                              4,200
                         Small                               4,000
       San Francisco     Large                         3,600-3,400
                         Medium                        3,400-3,100
                         Small                         3,400-3,100
       Bristol Bay       Extra large                         3,000
                         Large                               3,000
  
  HERRING ROE ON KELP
                 Canada                                5,000-3,000
                 San Francisco                                    
  
  SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
       Sockeye salmon sujiko, Bristol Bay
                         Grade 1                       3,000-2,800
                         Grade 2                       2,600-2,400
                         Grade 3                       2,200-2,000
       Chum salmon sujiko, PWS
                         Grade 1                       2,400-2,300
                         Grade 2                       2,000-1,900
                         Grade 3                       1,600-1,500
       Pink salmon sujiko, PWS
                         Grade 1                       1,600-1,500
                         Grade 2                       1,300-1,200
                         Grade 3                       1,000-  900
       Pink salmon sujiko, SE
                         Grade 1                       1,400-1,300
                         Grade 2                       1,100-1,000
                         Grade 3                         800-  700
       Salmon-trout sujiko, Denmark, new                          
                         Grade 1                       3,300-3,200
                         Grade 2                       3,000-2,900
                         Grade 3                       2,700-2,600
       Salmon-trout sujiko, Denmark, carry-over                   
                         Grade 1                       2,600-2,500
                         Grade 2                       2,300-2,200
                         Grade 3                       2,000-1,900
  
  SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
            Japan, Hokkaido                            4,400-4,000
            SE                                         3,200-3,000
            Puget Sound/ Canada                        2,900-2,700
  
  SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
            Russian roe                                2,600-2,300
  
  SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
            Japan, Hokkaido                            4,200-4,000
  
  SALMON
       Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Local
                 2-4 lbs/fish                                     
                 4-6 lbs/fish                              700-650
                 6-9 lbs/fish                              700-650
       Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
                 2-4 lbs/fish                              600-580
                 4-6 lbs/fish                              630-620
                 6-9 lbs/fish                              620-600
       Coho salmon, dressed, IQF, Canada, net                     
                 2-4 lbs/fish                                     
                 4-6 lbs/fish                              850-800
                 6-9 lbs/fish                              880-830
       Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
                 2-4 lbs/fish                              510-490
                 4-6 lbs/fish                              570-550
                 6-9 lbs/fish                              530-520
       Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
                 2-4 lbs/fish                              420-400
                 4-6 lbs/fish                              500-480
                 6-9 lbs/fish                              540-480
       Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Europe
                 1.8-2.7 kg/fish                           450-430
                 2.7-3.6 kg/fish                           470-450
                 3.6-4.5 kg/fish                           480-460
       Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
                 3-4 kg/fish                               550-530
                 4-5 kg/fish                               570-550
                 5-6 kg/fish                               590-570
       Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile                    
                 3-4 kg/fish                               460-450
                 4-5 kg/fish                               470-460
                 5-6 kg/fish                               480-470
       Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
                 3-4 kg/fish                               830-800
                 4-5 kg/fish                               850-820
       Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Scotland
                 3-4 kg/fish                                      
                 4-5 kg/fish                             1,000-950
       Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Australia
                 3-4 kg/fish                               950-900
                 4-5 kg/fish                             1,000-950
       King salmon, fresh, New Zealand
                 4-5 kg/fish                               950-850
       King salmon, fresh, Canada
                 4-5 kg/fish                               950-850
       King salmon, frozen, dressed, farm, New Zealand
                 4-6 lbs/fish                              600-550
                 6-9 lbs/fish                              600-550
       King salmon, frozen, dressed, farm, Canada                 
                 4-6 lbs/fish                              600-550
                 6-9 lbs/fish                              600-550
       King salmon, frozen, dressed, wild, troll, Canada
                 11-18 lbs/fish                                   
  
  ABALONE, live
       Japan     Kuro (Bohshu)                         8,500-8,000
                 Ezo:  Over 300 gm                           9,000
                      About 200 gm                     8,500-8,000
                       150- 200 gm                     7,500-7,000
                       100- 150 gm                     6,500-5,500
                 Tokobushi                             4,500-4,000
       Australia                                       6,000-5,500
       Taiwan    Tokobushi                             3,000-2,800
  
  SARDINE, fresh, large
       Japan                                           1,300-1,200
  
  SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
       Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                  1,380-1,320
       Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                     1,400-1,330
                      4-5 lbs/fish                     1,300-1,250
                      3-4 lbs/fish                     1,200-1,150
                      2-3 lbs/fish                     1,100-1,070
                      1-2 lbs/fish                       980-  950
  
       SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, section with claw,
        cooked, frozen, shrink-pack, 5 kg-carton, Alaska
            5 L                                        2,450-2,100
            4 L                                        2,200-1,800
  
  ROCK SOLE, frozen, with roe                                     
            L (800-600 grams/fish)                         500-480
            M (600-400 grams/fish)                             480
            S (400-200 grams/fish)                             480
  
  ROCK SOLE, frozen, without roe
            L (800-600 grams/fish)                         240-230
            M (600-400 grams/fish)                             240
            S (400-200 grams/fish)                                
  
  SURIMI, frozen
            Ship-processed, SA                                 450
            Ship-processed, FA                                 400
            Land-processed                                     320
  
  FLOUNDER, fresh
            Japan                                                 
            U.S.A.                                                
            Korea, North                                          
            China                                                 
  
  SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
            Japan        3-5 kg/fish                   1,500-1,000
  
  ----------------------------------------------------------------
  
  CONTACT:  Sunee C. Sonu

Tokyo Central Wholesale Prices
Japanese Market News
Southwest Region Home Page