WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

APRIL 23 - MAY 2, 1998
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

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