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