WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

MAY 18 - JUNE 1, 1998
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchnge   
rates are: 135-137 yen = U.S.$1.00 for May 18 - June 1, 1998.     
                                   
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Species                      Origin          Price range (yen/kg)
                                             High   Average    low
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BLUEFIN TUNA,   fresh, G & H
  June 1  Sales volume 26 fish   Italy       4,800 - 3,456 - 1,900 
BIGEYE TUNA,    fresh                           
  May 26  Sales volume  23 fish  Fiji        3,500 - 2,070 - 1,000
  May 29  Sales volume  71 fish  Pohnpei     3,300 - 1,494 -   400
  June 1  Sales volume  51 fish  Australia   5,200 - 2,921 - 1,300
  June 1  Sales volume  66 fish  Bali        2,700 - 1,237 -   300
YELLOWFIN TUNA,  fresh                                            
  May 28  Sales volume 13 fish   Bali        2,200 - 1,427 -   600
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)                                            
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)  
                                                                
  May 28      788 trays       Canada         2,000 -   200/tray*
  June 1    1,312 trays       Chile          2,300 - 1,600/tray*
  June 1      914 trays       San Francisco  4,500 - 1,500/tray*
  May 28      206 trays       Los Angeles    5,500 - 1,400/tray*  
  May 28      921 trays       China          3,800 -   600/tray*
  May 21    2,477 packs                      1,000 -  550/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
                                Red :  Grade A  3,400 -     3,300 
                                       Grade B  3,000 -     2,900 
                                       Grade C  2,600 -     2,500 
                                Chum:  Grade A  2,700 -     2,600 
                                       Grade B  2,300 -     2,200 
                                       Grade C  1,900 -     1,800 
                                Pink:  Grade A  1,500 -     1,300
SALMON ROE (IKURA)                                                
                 Japan                   Top grade  5,500 - 5,300 
                                    Standard grade  5,000 - 4,700 
                       Imported products            4,000 - 3,900 

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        1,330 - 1,280
             Alaska & Canada  5-7 lbs/fish        1,380 - 1,280
                              4-5 lbs/fish        1,300 - 1,250
                              3-4 lbs/fish        1,250 - 1,200
                              2-3 lbs/fish        1,180 - 1,100
                              1-2 lbs/fish        1,050 -   950
SALMON         
   Red: frozen   Bristol Bay  2-4 lbs/fish          680 - 660  
               (dressed,IQF,  4-6 lbs/fish          860 - 850
                grade A)      6-9 lbs/fish          860 - 850
                           
                 Kodiak       2-4 lbs/fish          720 - 700  
              (dressed,IQF,   4-6 lbs/fish          900 - 850 
               grade A)       6-9 lbs/fish          900 - 850
   Red: fresh, wild  Alaska   3-4 kg/fish               -      
   Silver: frozen  Chile      2-4 lbs/fish          550 - 540
                 (dressed)    4-6 lbs/fish          600 - 590
                              6-9 lbs/fish          600 - 590
   King: frozen, Alaska     11-18 lbs/fish              -    
   King: fresh   New Zealand  4-5 kg/fish         1,050 - 1,000
   Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed                                  
             Norway (standard grade)  3-4 kg/fish  1,000- 900 
SARDINE (fresh)  May 21     
                   Japan          Extra large       800 -  500 
ABALONE (live)                
                   Japan           Ezo           11,000 - 8,500
                                   Kuro           7,000 - 6,500
                                   Aka            6,500 - 6,000
                                   Mata           8,500 - 7,000
                   Australia                      5,000 - 4,800 
SURIMI (frozen)
                                          SA         420     
                                          FA         380          

                                          AA                    
ROCK SOLE                        with roe   L       560 - 410     
                                            M       500 - 480
                                            S       400 - 380     

FLOUNDER (fresh) May 21      Japan                3,000 - 1,000   
                             U.S.A.               1,700 - 1,600   
                             China                2,000 - 1,300   
                             Hong Kong                         

OYSTER (fresh)              Japan, Oofunato                    
                            Japan, Hiroshima                    
                            Japan, Mie                            
ROCK COD                    U.S.A.                              
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Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu

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