WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

MARCH 17 - APRIL 3, 1998
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchnge   
rates are: 129-133 yen = U.S.$1.00 for March 17- April 3, 1998.   
                                         
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Species                      Origin          Price range (yen/kg)
                                             High   Average    low
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BLUEFIN TUNA,   fresh, G & H
  April 3 Sales volume 22 fish   Greece      7,500 - 3,587 - 1,800 
BIGEYE TUNA,    fresh                           
  April 3 Sales volume 124 fish  Sri Lanka   2,800 - 1,187 -   300
  Mar. 26 Sales volume   4 fish  Los Angeles 8,100 - 5,650 - 4,700
  Mar. 26 Sales volume  16 fish  New Zealand 8,000 - 2,690 -   800
  April 3 Sales volume  87 fish  Bali        3,800 - 1,114 -   400
YELLOWFIN TUNA,  fresh                                            
  April 3 Sales volume 10 fish   Australia   2,500 - 1,650 - 1,000
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)                                            
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)  
  April 3          528 trays   Alaska         3,400 - 2,200/tray*
  April 3        1,241 trays   Canada         4,300 -   300/tray*
  April 3        1,824 trays   Chile          2,100 - 1,300/tray*
  April 3          368 trays   San Francisco  5,000 - 2,500/tray*
  Mar. 28           85 trays   Los Angeles    6,000 - 2,900/tray* 
  April 2          506 trays N.America(green) 3,700 - 3,000/tray*
  Mar. 28        3,628 packs                  1,000 -  300/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    3,000 -  1,500     
                                     Medium   3,500 -  2,000     
                                     Small    2,700 -  1,800     
HERRING ROE
   Salted products         Canada    Large    5,200 -  5,000     
   Grade A                           Medium   4,500 -  4,000     
                                     Small    3,500 -  3,300
HERRING ROE ON KELP        Canada             7,500 -  5,000     
                      San Francisco           5,500 -  4,000
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO)
   Salted, processed
                       Bristol  Red :  Grade A  2,600 -     2,500 
                                       Grade B  2,200 -     2,100 
                                       Grade C  1,800 -     1,700 
                                Chum:  Grade A  2,800 -     2,600 
                                       Grade B  2,400 -     2,200 
                                       Grade C  2,000 -     1,800 
                                Pink:  Grade A  1,500 -     1,300
SALMON ROE (IKURA)                                                
                 Japan  Hokkaido         Top grade  4,800 - 4,500 
                                    Standard grade  4,500 - 4,000 
                           Alaska          Grade A  3,500 - 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        1,380 - 1,310
             Alaska & Canada  5-7 lbs/fish        1,380 - 1,300
                              4-5 lbs/fish        1,350 - 1,250
                              3-4 lbs/fish        1,250 - 1,200
                              2-3 lbs/fish        1,180 - 1,150
                              1-2 lbs/fish        1,050 - 1,000
SALMON         
   Red: frozen   Bristol Bay  2-4 lbs/fish          730 - 720  
               (dressed,IQF,  4-6 lbs/fish          750 - 740
                grade A)      6-9 lbs/fish          740 - 730
                           
                 Kodiak       2-4 lbs/fish          720 - 710  
              (dressed,IQF,   4-6 lbs/fish          750 - 740 
               grade A)       6-9 lbs/fish          730 - 720
   Red: fresh, wild  Alaska   3-4 kg/fish               -      
   Silver: frozen  Chile      2-4 lbs/fish          520 - 510
                 (dressed)    4-6 lbs/fish          550 - 545
                              6-9 lbs/fish          560 - 550
   King: frozen, Alaska     11-18 lbs/fish              -    
   King: fresh   New Zealand  4-5 kg/fish           950 - 900  
   Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed                                  
             Norway (standard grade)  3-4 kg/fish    900- 800 
SARDINE (fresh)  March 26   
                   Japan          Extra large       800 -  600 
ABALONE (live)                
                   Japan           Ezo           11,000 - 6,000
                                   Kuro           7,000 - 6,500
                                   Aka            6,500 - 6,000
                                   Mata           8,000 - 6,000
                   Australia                      5,500 - 5,300 
SURIMI (frozen)
                                          SA        440 - 420
                                          FA        380         
                                          AA                    
ROCK SOLE                        with roe   L       520 - 420     
                                            M       520 - 420
                                            S       400 - 380     

FLOUNDER (fresh) March 26    U.S.A.               2,500 - 1,300   
                             China                                
                             Hong Kong                            
                             Japan                4,000 - 1,500

OYSTER (fresh) March 28     Japan, Oofunato         900 -   500
                            Japan, Hiroshima        700 -   500 
                            Japan, Mie              800 -   400   
ROCK COD                    U.S.A.                      -       
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Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu

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