WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET          
                                                                   
                  OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 6, 1998                    

All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchnge    
rates are: 116-119 yen = U.S.$1.00 for Oct. 26 - Nov. 6, 1998.     
                             
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Species                      Origin          Price range (yen/kg)  
                                             High   Average    low 
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BLUEFIN TUNA,   fresh                                              
  Nov. 5  Sales volume 92 fish   Spain       5,500 - 2,938 - 2,000 
BIGEYE TUNA,    fresh                                              
  Oct. 30 Sales volume  58 fish  Fiji        2,600 - 1,283 -   800 
  Nov. 6  Sales volume  55 fish  New Zealand 3,000 - 1,833 -   400 
  Nov. 5  Sales volume  22 fish  Australia   3,600 - 1,671 -   700 
  Nov. 4  Sales volume  85 fish  Bali        2,500 - 1,392 -   400 
YELLOWFIN TUNA,  fresh                                             
  Nov. 5  Sales volume  39 fish  Australia   2,300 - 1,184 -   700 
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)                                             
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)                                      
                                                                   
  Nov. 6    1,056 trays       Boston         4,500 -    3,100/tray*
  Oct. 31     218 trays       Canada         2,300 -    2,100/tray*
  Oct. 31     168 trays       Peru           3,000 -    2,500/tray*
  Nov. 6      829 trays       Los Angeles    9,000 -    2,600/tray*
  Nov. 5      533 trays       China          3,100 -    1,600/tray*
  Oct. 31   5,304 packs                      1,000 -     600/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  1,500 -     1,300  
SALMON ROE (IKURA)                                                 
                 Japan               Top grade  4,500 -     4,000  
                                     Average    3,800 -     3,700  
                 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        1,200 - 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                  950    
SALMON                                                             
   Red: frozen   Bristol Bay  2-4 lbs/fish        1,130 - 1,050    
               (dressed,IQF,  4-6 lbs/fish        1,200 - 1,100    
                grade A)      6-9 lbs/fish        1,220 - 1,150    
                           
                 SE           2-4 lbs/fish        1,250 - 1,050    
              (dressed,IQF,   4-6 lbs/fish        1,350 - 1,250    
               grade A)       6-9 lbs/fish        1,400 - 1,300    
   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      
   Silver: frozen, troll, Alaska  6-9 lbs/fish            700      
   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)  Oct. 26                                           
                   Japan       Extra large        1,000            
ABALONE (live)                                                     
                   Japan           Ezo           12,500 -10,000    
                                   Kuro          12,000 - 9,500    
                                   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. 26     Japan                4,500 - 3,000    
                             U.S.A.               2,500 - 1,000    
                             China                3,000 - 1,500    
                             Ecuador              2,300 - 2,000    
 
OYSTER (fresh) Nov. 6       Japan, Sanriku        2,800 - 1,500    
                            Japan, Hiroshima      2,500 - 1,500    
                                                                   
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Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA                                      
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu                                             

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