WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
DECEMBER 22, 1997 - JANUARY 19, 1998
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchnge
rates are: 128-134 yen = U.S.$1.00 for Dec. 22, 1997-Jan. 19, 1998
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Species Origin Price range (yen/kg)
High Average low
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BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh, G & H
Jan. 16 Sales volume 30 fish Greece 4,200 - 2,518 - 1,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Jan. 19 Sales volume 85 fish Pohnpei 2,200 - 830 - 500
Jan. 16 Sales volume 109 fish Australia 5,800 - 2,194 - 500
Jan. 16 Sales volume 87 fish Fiji 4,600 - 1,175 - 400
Jan. 16 Sales volume 105 fish Bali 3,900 - 1,225 - 400
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Jan. 16 Sales volume 20 fish Guam 1,000 - 760 - 700
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)
Jan. 19 570 trays Los Angeles 9,000 - 1,800/tray*
Jan. 16 198 trays Canada 4,200 - 500/tray*
Jan. 9 126 trays Peru 1,500 - 1,000/tray*
Jan. 19 1,866 trays San Francisco 4,700 - 1,600/tray*
Jan. 14 1,184 trays Alaska 2,200 - 500/tray*
Jan. 19 1,810 trays N.America(green) 3,200 - 800/tray*
Jan. 9 3,288 packs 1,300 - 450/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 3,000 - 1,800
Small 2,700 - 1,800
HERRING ROE
Salted products Canada Large 5,500 - 5,000
Grade A Medium 4,500 - 4,000
Small 3,800 - 3,300
HERRING ROE ON KELP Canada 7,500 -
San Francisco 6,000
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
PWS/SE 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/Sanriku Top grade 4,800 - 4,500
Standard grade 4,500 - 4,200
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 1,450 - 1,400
Alaska & Canada 5-7 lbs/fish 1,450 - 1,400
4-5 lbs/fish 1,400 - 1,340
3-4 lbs/fish 1,340 - 1,300
2-3 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,170
1-2 lbs/fish 1,080 - 950
SALMON
Red: frozen Bristol Bay 2-4 lbs/fish 700 - 680
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 750 - 740
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 720 - 700
Kodiak 2-4 lbs/fish 700 - 680
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 750 - 740
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 720 - 700
Red: fresh, wild Alaska 3-4 kg/fish -
Silver: frozen Chile 2-4 lbs/fish 600 - 560
(dressed) 4-6 lbs/fish 620 - 580
6-9 lbs/fish 600 - 560
King: frozen, Alaska 11-18 lbs/fish -
King: fresh New Zealand 4-5 kg/fish 1,000 - 900
Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed
Norway (standard grade) 3-4 kg/fish 950- 800
SARDINE (fresh) January 14
Japan Extra large 800 - 600
ABALONE (live) January 12
Japan Ezo 11,000 - 7,000
Kuro 8,000 - 7,000
Aka 7,000 - 6,500
Mata 9,000 - 7,000
Australia -
SURIMI (frozen)
SA 520 -
FA 500
AA
ROCK SOLE with roe L 550 - 500
M 520 - 500
S - 400
FLOUNDER (fresh) January 14 U.S.A. 2,000 - 1,000
China 4,500 - 2,200
Hong Kong 3,800 - 3,500
Japan 5,000 - 3,000
OYSTER (fresh) January 19 Japan, Sanriku 2,200 - 500
Japan, Hiroshima 800 - 200
Japan, Okayama 1,000 - 700
ROCK COD U.S.A. -
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sunee
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