WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER 11, 1998
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchnge
rates are: 132-141 yen = U.S.$1.00 for Aug. 29 - Sept. 11, 1998.
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Species Origin Price range (yen/kg)
High Average low
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BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh
Sept 10 Sales volume 34 fish Boston 5,100 - 3,889 - 2,500
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Sept 7 Sales volume 6 fish New York 5,000 - 4,050 - 3,500
Sept 10 Sales volume 98 fish New Zealand 4,000 - 1,631 - 500
Sept 10 Sales volume 193 fish Australia 4,500 - 1,421 - 400
Sept 7 Sales volume 160 fish Bali 1,700 - 783 - 400
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Sept 7 Sales volume 57 fish Australia 2,000 - 820 - 500
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)
Sept. 3 105 trays Canada 1,050 - 500/tray*
Sept. 11 1,796 trays Chile 2,400 - 1,700/tray*
Sept. 5 707 trays San Francisco 2,900 - 1,400/tray*
Sept. 10 679 trays Los Angeles 5,500 - 900/tray*
Sept. 11 844 trays China 3,700 - 1,000/tray*
Sept. 5 1,978 packs 1,000 - 350/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 7,500 - 5,000
San Francisco 5,500 - 4,000
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 2,000 - 1,800
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Top grade 4,500 - 4,300
Standard grade 4,300 - 4,200
Alaska 3,400 - 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 1,250 - 1,180
Alaska & Canada 5-7 lbs/fish 1,300 - 1,180
4-5 lbs/fish 1,230 - 1,150
3-4 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,100
2-3 lbs/fish 1,080 - 1,000
1-2 lbs/fish 950
SALMON
Red: frozen Bristol Bay 2-4 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,130
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 1,220 - 1,200
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 1,270 - 1,250
Kodiak 2-4 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 1,300 - 1,250
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 1,350 - 1,300
Red: fresh, wild, Alaska 4-6 kg/fish
Silver: frozen Chile 2-4 lbs/fish 750 - 730
(dressed) 4-6 lbs/fish 850 - 830
6-9 lbs/fish 800 - 760
King: frozen, Alaska 11-18 lbs/fish -
King: fresh Chile 4-5 kg/fish 1,100 - 1,050
Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed
Norway (standard grade) 3-4 kg/fish 1,000- 950
SARDINE (fresh) Sept. 7
Japan Large 600 - 400
ABALONE (live)
Japan Ezo 12,000 -10,000
Kuro 8,300 - 7,800
Aka 7,000 - 6,500
Mata 8,500 - 6,500
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 - 450
S 460
FLOUNDER (fresh) Sept. 7 Japan 4,200 - 2,500
U.S.A. 1,900 - 1,500
China
Mexico
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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