WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

JUNE 22 - JULY 3, 1998
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchnge   
rates are: 137-142 yen = U.S.$1.00 for June 22 - July 3, 1998.    
                                    
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Species                      Origin          Price range (yen/kg)
                                             High   Average    low
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BLUEFIN TUNA,   fresh, G & H
  June 30 Sales volume  8 fish   Boston     11,500 - 7,650 - 5,000 
BIGEYE TUNA,    fresh                           
  July  3 Sales volume  53 fish  Fiji        5,300 - 2,208 -   700
  July 1  Sales volume  10 fish  Guam        2,100 - 1,900 - 1,500
  July  2 Sales volume  84 fish  Pohnpei     3,500 - 1,539 - 1,000
  July  3 Sales volume 127 fish  Bali        3,500 - 1,091 -   400
YELLOWFIN TUNA,  fresh                                            
  June 30 Sales volume 23 fish   Bali        2,300 - 1,089 -   500
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)                                            
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)  
                                                                
  July  3     240 trays       North Korea    2,000 - 1,500/tray*
  June 29     910 trays       Chile          1,800 - 1,000/tray*
  June 29   1,574 trays       San Francisco  3,600 -   800/tray*
  June 26     158 trays       Los Angeles    5,500 - 2,500/tray*  
  July  3     361 trays       China          3,700 -   800/tray*
  June 26   3,291 packs                        800 -  100/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 -  1,600     
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             7,500 -  5,000     
                      San Francisco           5,500 -  4,000
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO)
   Salted, processed
                                Red :  Grade A  3,400 -     3,300 
                          Copper River 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 
                 Alaska                             3,700 - 3,500 

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        1,300 - 1,220
             Alaska & Canada  5-7 lbs/fish        1,300 - 1,220
                              4-5 lbs/fish        1,300 - 1,200
                              3-4 lbs/fish                1,200
                              2-3 lbs/fish        1,150 - 1,050
                              1-2 lbs/fish        1,000 -   850
SALMON         
   Red: frozen   Bristol Bay  2-4 lbs/fish          720 - 700  
               (dressed,IQF,  4-6 lbs/fish          920 - 900
                grade A)      6-9 lbs/fish          920 - 900
                           
                 Kodiak       2-4 lbs/fish          750 - 720  
              (dressed,IQF,   4-6 lbs/fish          950 - 900 
               grade A)       6-9 lbs/fish          950 - 900
   Red: fresh, wild, Alaska   4-6 kg/fish         1,600 - 1,500
   Silver: frozen  Chile      2-4 lbs/fish          570 - 550
                 (dressed)    4-6 lbs/fish          670 - 650
                              6-9 lbs/fish          670 - 650
   King: frozen, Alaska     11-18 lbs/fish              -    
   King: fresh   New Zealand  4-5 kg/fish         1,100 - 1,050
   Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed                                  
             Norway (standard grade)  3-4 kg/fish  1,050- 1,000
SARDINE (fresh)  June 30    
                   Japan          Extra large       800 -  600 
ABALONE (live)                
                   Japan           Ezo           11,000 - 8,000
                                   Kuro           7,500 - 7,000
                                   Aka            6,500 - 6,000
                                   Mata           8,500 - 7,000
                   Australia                      5,000 - 4,800 
SURIMI (frozen)
                           Ship-processed:   SA      420     
                                             FA      380          
                           Land-processed:          400 - 280     
         
ROCK SOLE                        with roe   L       520 - 500     
                                            M       500      
                                            S       400 - 380     

FLOUNDER (fresh) June 30     Japan                2,500 - 1,500   
                             U.S.A.                               
                             China                1,300           
                             Hong Kong                         

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

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