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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. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Species Origin Price range (yen/kg) High Average low ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA Contact: Sunee C. Sonu |
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