WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET          
                                                                   
                       OCTOBER 3 - 20, 1998                        

All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchnge    
rates are: 115-135 yen = U.S.$1.00 for October 3 - 20, 1998.       

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Species                      Origin          Price range (yen/kg)  
                                             High   Average    low 
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BLUEFIN TUNA,   fresh                                              
  Oct. 20 Sales volume 16 fish   Spain       4,500 - 3,550 - 3,000 
BIGEYE TUNA,    fresh                                              
  Oct. 15 Sales volume   4 fish  New York    5,800 - 3,300 - 2,100 
  Oct. 15 Sales volume  53 fish  New Zealand 3,000 - 1,160 -   500 
  Oct. 19 Sales volume  84 fish  Australia   3,000 - 1,720 -   400 
  Oct. 20 Sales volume  72 fish  Bali        1,500 -   858 -   400 
YELLOWFIN TUNA,  fresh                                             
  Oct. 16 Sales volume 110 fish  Pohnpei       500 -   425 -   400 
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)                                             
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)                                      
                                                                   
  Oct. 20     780 trays       Boston         4,200 -    2,400/tray*
  Oct. 16     329 trays       Canada         2,800 -    2,000/tray*
  Oct. 16   1,995 trays       San Francisco  4,600 -      750/tray*
  Oct. 19   2,373 trays       Los Angeles    9,000 -    1,500/tray*
  Oct. 16     561 trays       China          5,200 -    1,200/tray*
  Oct. 16   4,999 packs                      1,000 -     350/pack**
     *   (tray=280-380 grams in net weight)                        
     **  (pack=    100 grams in net weight)                        
ALASKA POLLOCK ROE                                                 
   Salted, processed, frozen roe                                   
   Grade A                 U.S.A.    Large    2,500 -       1,500  
                                     Medium   3,500 -       1,800  
                                     Small    2,700 -       1,600  
HERRING ROE                                                        
   Salted products         Canada    Large    5,200 -       4,800  
   Grade A                           Medium   4,500 -       3,800  
                                     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                                               
                   Red: Bristol Bay    Grade A  3,300 -     3,200  
                                       Grade B  2,900 -     2,800  
                                       Grade C  2,500 -     2,400  
                  Chum: PWS            Grade A  2,200 -     2,000  
                                       Grade B  1,800 -     1,600  
                                       Grade C  1,400 -     1,200  
                  Pink:                Grade A  1,800 -     1,500  
SALMON ROE (IKURA)                                                 
                 Japan               Top grade  4,000 -     3,800  
                                Standard grade  3,600 -     3,400  
                 Alaska                         3,400 -     3,200  

SEA CUCUMBER             Japan                        -            

SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB)                                            
   C. bairdi, section with claws,                                  
   cooked frozen, shrink-pack,        5 L         2,700 - 2,100    
   5 kg-carton     Alaska             4 L         2,300 - 1,800    
SABLEFISH (BLACK COD)                                              
   Frozen, dressed         over 7 lbs/fish        1,200 - 1,140    
             Alaska & Canada  5-7 lbs/fish        1,250 - 1,170    
                              4-5 lbs/fish        1,170 - 1,100    
                              3-4 lbs/fish        1,100 - 1,050    
                              2-3 lbs/fish        1,050 -   980    
                              1-2 lbs/fish                         
SALMON                                                             
   Red: frozen   Bristol Bay  2-4 lbs/fish        1,130 - 1,100    
               (dressed,IQF,  4-6 lbs/fish        1,200 - 1,150    
                grade A)      6-9 lbs/fish        1,220 - 1,200    
                           
                 Kodiak       2-4 lbs/fish        1,150 - 1,100    
              (dressed,IQF,   4-6 lbs/fish        1,250 - 1,200    
               grade A)       6-9 lbs/fish        1,300 - 1,250    
   Red: fresh, wild, Alaska   4-6 kg/fish                          
   Silver: frozen  Chile      2-4 lbs/fish          730 - 710      
                 (dressed)    4-6 lbs/fish          730 - 710      
                              6-9 lbs/fish          720 - 700      
   King: frozen, Alaska     11-18 lbs/fish              -          
   King: fresh   Chile        4-5 kg/fish                          
   Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed                                   
             Norway (standard grade)  3-4 kg/fish  1,000-   950    
SARDINE (fresh)  Oct. 15                                           
                   Japan          Large             800 -  600     
ABALONE (live)                                                     
                   Japan           Ezo           12,500 -10,000    
                                   Kuro          12,000 -10,000    
                                   Aka            8,500 - 8,000    
                                   Mata          10,000 - 8,000    
                   Australia                      5,300 - 4,000    
SURIMI (frozen)                                                    
                           Ship-processed:   SA      450 - 420     
                                             FA      420           
                        Land-processed:              400 - 280     
     
ROCK SOLE                        with roe   L       520 - 500      
                                            M       500 - 450      
                                            S       460            

FLOUNDER (fresh) Oct. 15     Japan                5,000 - 3,000    
                             U.S.A.                                
                             China                                 
                             Mexico                                

OYSTER (fresh) Oct. 16      Japan, Oofunato       2,800 - 1,400    
                            Japan, Hiroshima      2,400 -   300    
                            Japan, Kesenuma       2,400 - 1,500    
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Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA                                      
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu                                             

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