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WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET DECEMBER 3 - 15, 1998 All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange rates are: 116-120 yen = U.S.$1.00 for December 3 - 15, 1998. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Species Date of Sales Origin Price range (yen/kg) Sale volume High Average low ---------------------------------------------------------------- BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh Dec. 11 59 fish Los Angeles 5,000-3,917-3,000 BIGEYE TUNA, fresh Dec. 15 45 fish Fiji 1,600-1,028- 500 Dec. 3 1 fish New Zealand 1,500 Dec. 3 8 fish Australia 2,500-1,920-1,300 Dec. 15 93 fish Bali 2,700-1,162- 400 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh Dec. 3 9 fish Australia 3,000-1,370- 500 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh Dec. 15 1,130 trays Boston 3,700-1,500/tray* Dec. 14 2,122 trays Canada 1,900- 800/tray* Dec. 4 1,607 trays China 2,800-1,400/tray* Dec. 4 714 trays Los Angeles 7,700-2,200/tray* Dec. 4 424 trays San Francisco 3,300-1,800/tray* Dec. 4 3,788 packs 1,200- 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 5,500-4,800 Grade A Medium 4,500-3,800 Small 4,000-3,500 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 2,400-2,200 Grade B 2,000-1,800 Grade C 1,600-1,400 Pink: Grade A 1,500-1,300 SALMON ROE (IKURA) Japan Top grade 5,000-4,200 Average 4,200-4,000 Alaska 3,200-3,000 OYSTER, fresh Dec. 14 Japan, Sanriku 2,700- 600 Japan, Hiroshima 2,000-1,000 SARDINE, fresh, extra large Dec. 3 Japan 1,000- 700 SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB) C. bairdi, section with claws, cooked frozen, shrink-pack, 5 kg-carton Alaska 5 L 2,700-2,100 4 L 2,300-1,800 SABLEFISH (BLACK COD) Frozen, dressed Alaska & Canada over 7 lbs/fish 1,050- 980 5-7 lbs/fish 1,100-1,000 4-5 lbs/fish 1,050- 950 3-4 lbs/fish 950 2-3 lbs/fish 900 1-2 lbs/fish 850 SALMON Red: frozen, dressed, IQF, grade A Bristol Bay 2-4 lbs/fish 1,050-1,000 4-6 lbs/fish 1,100-1,050 6-9 lbs/fish 1,150-1,100 SE 2-4 lbs/fish 1,100-1,050 4-6 lbs/fish 1,200-1,180 6-9 lbs/fish 1,250-1,200 Red: fresh, wild Alaska 4-6 kg/fish Silver: frozen, dressed Chile 2-4 lbs/fish 730- 700 4-6 lbs/fish 720- 680 6-9 lbs/fish 700- 660 Silver: frozen, troll Alaska 6-9 lbs/fish 580- 550 King: fresh New Zealand 3-4 kg/fish 1,050- 900 Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed, standard grade Norway 3-4 kg/fish 950- 700 ABALONE, live Japan Ezo 8,500-6,000 Kuro Aka Mata Australia 5,000 SURIMI, frozen Ship-processed: SA 450 FA 420 Land-processed: 400- 280 ROCK SOLE With roe L 520 M 500 S 460 FLOUNDER, fresh Dec. 3 Japan 2,500-1,800 U.S.A. China 2,500-1,800 Ecuador ---------------------------------------------------------------- Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA Contact: Sunee C. Sonu |
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