All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchnge
rates are: 130-132 yen = U.S.$1.00 for April 23 - May 2, 1998.
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Species Origin Price range (yen/kg)
High Average low
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BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh, G & H
May 1 Sales volume 38 fish Tunisia 3,600 - 2,479 - 1,500
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
May 1 Sales volume 10 fish New Zealand 4,800 - 2,770 - 600
May 1 Sales volume 47 fish Pohnpei 3,000 - 1,702 - 400
May 1 Sales volume 31 fish Australia 5,000 - 2,770 - 1,300
May 1 Sales volume 159 fish Bali 5,000 - 1,315 - 400
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
May 1 Sales volume 12 fish Australia 3,500 - 2,190 - 1,500
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)
May 2 1,939 trays Canada 4,300 - 900/tray*
May 2 1,341 trays Chile 2,200 - 1,300/tray*
May 2 2,071 trays San Francisco 4,800 - 1,700/tray*
May 2 787 trays Los Angeles 9,000 - 2,000/tray*
May 2 900 trays N.America(green) 2,700 - 1,000/tray*
May 2 2,113 packs 1,200 - 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 3,000 - 1,500
Medium 3,500 - 2,000
Small 2,700 - 1,800
HERRING ROE
Salted products Canada Large 5,200 - 5,000
Grade A Medium 4,500 - 4,000
Small 3,500 - 3,300
HERRING ROE ON KELP Canada 7,500 - 5,000
San Francisco 5,500 - 4,000
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
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 Top grade 4,800 - 4,500
Standard grade 4,500 - 4,000
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 1,330 - 1,280
Alaska & Canada 5-7 lbs/fish 1,380 - 1,280
4-5 lbs/fish 1,300 - 1,250
3-4 lbs/fish 1,250 - 1,200
2-3 lbs/fish 1,180 - 1,100
1-2 lbs/fish 1,050 - 900
SALMON
Red: frozen Bristol Bay 2-4 lbs/fish 680 - 650
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 850 - 840
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 850 - 840
Kodiak 2-4 lbs/fish 700 - 680
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 850 - 830
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 850 - 830
Red: fresh, wild Alaska 3-4 kg/fish -
Silver: frozen Chile 2-4 lbs/fish 550 - 540
(dressed) 4-6 lbs/fish 610 - 590
6-9 lbs/fish 610 - 590
King: frozen, Alaska 11-18 lbs/fish -
King: fresh New Zealand 4-5 kg/fish 1,050 - 1,000
Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed
Norway (standard grade) 3-4 kg/fish 1,000- 850
SARDINE (fresh) May 2
Japan Extra large 1,000 - 600
ABALONE (live)
Japan Ezo 11,000 - 6,000
Kuro 7,500 - 7,000
Aka 6,500 - 6,000
Mata 8,000 - 6,000
Australia 5,500 - 5,300
SURIMI (frozen)
SA -
FA
AA
ROCK SOLE with roe L 560 - 400
M 520 - 450
S 400 - 380
FLOUNDER (fresh) May 1 Japan 3,800 - 2,500
U.S.A. -
China -
Hong Kong
OYSTER (fresh) Japan, Oofunato
Japan, Hiroshima
Japan, Mie
ROCK COD U.S.A.
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu