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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. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Species Origin Price range (yen/kg) High Average low ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA Contact: Sunee C. Sonu |
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