WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

                       MARCH 2 - 20, 1998

All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchnge   
rates are: 125-130 yen = U.S.$1.00 for March 2 - 20, 1998.        
                                    
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Species                      Origin          Price range (yen/kg)
                                             High   Average    low
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BLUEFIN TUNA,   fresh, G & H
  Mar. 20 Sales volume 77 fish   Tunisia     6,000 - 2,275 - 1,000 
BIGEYE TUNA,    fresh                           
  Mar. 20 Sales volume  59 fish  Sri Lanka   2,400 -   980 -   400
  Mar. 20 Sales volume  72 fish  Pohnpei     2,800 - 1,523 -   500
  Mar. 20 Sales volume 130 fish  Australia   6,000 - 1,895 -   400
  Mar. 20 Sales volume 417 fish  Bali        2,300 -   877 -   400
YELLOWFIN TUNA,  fresh                                            
  Mar. 20 Sales volume 34 fish   Australia   2,000 -   918 -   400
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)                                            
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)  
  Mar. 20          187 trays   Alaska         3,000 - 1,500/tray*
  Mar. 20        1,056 trays   Canada         5,200 -   500/tray*
  Mar. 20        1,349 trays   Chile          2,800 - 1,700/tray*
  Mar. 20        2,448 trays   San Francisco  5,800 - 2,000/tray*
  Mar. 20          490 trays   Los Angeles    6,600 - 4,500/tray* 
  Mar. 20        2,066 trays N.America(green) 4,600 -   300/tray*
  Mar. 14        3,644 packs                    900 -  250/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        1,400 - 1,330
             Alaska & Canada  5-7 lbs/fish        1,400 - 1,350
                              4-5 lbs/fish        1,350 - 1,340
                              3-4 lbs/fish        1,260 - 1,250
                              2-3 lbs/fish        1,170 - 1,150
                              1-2 lbs/fish        1,050 - 1,000
SALMON         
   Red: frozen   Bristol Bay  2-4 lbs/fish          720 - 710  
               (dressed,IQF,  4-6 lbs/fish          740 - 730
                grade A)      6-9 lbs/fish          730 - 720
                           
                 Kodiak       2-4 lbs/fish          720 - 710  
              (dressed,IQF,   4-6 lbs/fish          750 - 740 
               grade A)       6-9 lbs/fish          730 - 720
   Red: fresh, wild  Alaska   3-4 kg/fish               -      
   Silver: frozen  Chile      2-4 lbs/fish          500 - 490
                 (dressed)    4-6 lbs/fish          530 - 520
                              6-9 lbs/fish          530 - 520
   King: frozen, Alaska     11-18 lbs/fish              -    
   King: fresh   New Zealand  4-5 kg/fish           950 - 900  
   Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed                                  
             Norway (standard grade)  3-4 kg/fish    900- 800 
SARDINE (fresh)  March 10   
                   Japan          Extra large       800 -  600 
ABALONE (live)                
                   Japan           Ezo           11,000 - 6,000
                                   Kuro           6,500 - 6,000
                                   Aka            6,500 - 6,000
                                   Mata           8,000 - 6,000
                   Australia                      5,500 - 5,300 
SURIMI (frozen)
                                          SA        420 - 320
                                          FA        380         
                                          AA                    
ROCK SOLE                        with roe   L       500 - 410     
                                            M       500 - 400
                                            S       400 - 380     

FLOUNDER (fresh) March 10    U.S.A.               2,300 - 1,500   
                             China                3,300 - 2,000   
                             Hong Kong                            
                             Japan                4,000 - 1,500

OYSTER (fresh) March 20     Japan, Sanriku        1,600 -   600
                            Japan, Hiroshima        800 -   600 
                            Japan, Okayama          900 -   700   
ROCK COD                    U.S.A.                      -       
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Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu

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