WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
NOVEMBER 9 - 19, 1998
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange    
rates are: 119-122 yen = U.S.$1.00 for November 9 - 19, 1998.       
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Species                      Origin          Price range (yen/kg)   
                                             High   Average    low  
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BLUEFIN TUNA,   fresh                                               
  Nov. 19 Sales volume 65 fish   Italy       7,000 - 3,208 - 1,000  
BIGEYE TUNA,    fresh                                               
          Sales volume     fish                                     
  Nov. 17 Sales volume  65 fish  New Zealand 3,200 - 1,394 -   400  
  Nov. 13 Sales volume 110 fish  Australia   4,000 - 1,500 -   300  
  Nov. 19 Sales volume 109 fish  Bali        2,000 -   960 -   400  
YELLOWFIN TUNA,  fresh                                              
  Nov. 13 Sales volume  29 fish  Australia   2,300 - 1,000 -   500  
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)                                              
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)                                       
                                                                    
  Nov. 19   1,770 trays       Boston         2,700 -    1,600/tray* 
  Nov. 17   3,407 trays       Canada         5,000 -      500/tray* 
  Nov. 12     294 trays       Peru           2,000 -    1,000/tray* 
  Nov. 19   1,919 trays       Los Angeles    7,200 -    1,900/tray* 
  Nov. 19   1,377 trays       San Francisco  3,600 -    1,350/tray* 
  Nov. 12   6,227 packs                      1,000 -      200/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 -       4,000   
                                     Small    3,700 -       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  2,400 -     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  4,500 -     4,000   
                                     Average    4,000 -     3,800   
                 Alaska                         3,200 -     3,000   
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        1,050 -   980     
             Alaska & Canada  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   Bristol Bay  2-4 lbs/fish        1,130 - 1,000     
               (dressed,IQF,  4-6 lbs/fish        1,200 - 1,050     
                grade A)      6-9 lbs/fish        1,220 - 1,100     
                 SE           2-4 lbs/fish        1,250 - 1,000     
              (dressed,IQF,   4-6 lbs/fish        1,350 - 1,200     
               grade A)       6-9 lbs/fish        1,400 - 1,250     
   Red: fresh, wild, Alaska   4-6 kg/fish                           
   Silver: frozen  Chile      2-4 lbs/fish          720 - 680       
                 (dressed)    4-6 lbs/fish          720 - 680       
                              6-9 lbs/fish          720 - 680       
   Silver: frozen, troll, Alaska  6-9 lbs/fish            550       
   King: fresh   New Zealand  3-4 kg/fish         1,100 - 1,000     
   Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed                                    
Norway (standard grade)  3-4 kg/fish  1,000-   800                  
SARDINE (fresh) Nov. 13                                             
                   Japan       Extra large        1,200 -   800     
ABALONE (live)                                                      
                   Japan           Ezo            9,500 - 7,000     
                                   Kuro                             
                                   Aka                              
                                   Mata                             
                   Australia                      5,300             
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) Nov. 13     Japan                3,500 - 2,000     
                             U.S.A.               1,800             
                             China                                  
                             Ecuador                                
OYSTER (fresh) Nov. 19     Japan, Sanriku        2,800 - 1,300      
                           Japan, Hiroshima      2,300 - 1,500      
                                                                    
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Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA                                       
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu                                              

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