WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

               DECEMBER 22, 1997 - JANUARY 19, 1998

All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchnge   
rates are: 128-134 yen = U.S.$1.00 for Dec. 22, 1997-Jan. 19, 1998 
                                       
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Species                      Origin          Price range (yen/kg)
                                             High   Average    low
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BLUEFIN TUNA,   fresh, G & H
  Jan. 16 Sales volume 30 fish   Greece      4,200 - 2,518 - 1,000 
BIGEYE TUNA,    fresh                           
  Jan. 19 Sales volume 85 fish   Pohnpei     2,200 -   830 -   500 
  Jan. 16 Sales volume 109 fish  Australia   5,800 - 2,194 -   500
  Jan. 16 Sales volume 87 fish   Fiji        4,600 - 1,175 -   400
  Jan. 16 Sales volume 105 fish  Bali        3,900 - 1,225 -   400
YELLOWFIN TUNA,  fresh                                            
  Jan. 16 Sales volume 20 fish   Guam        1,000 -   760 -   700
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)                                            
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)  
  Jan. 19          570 trays   Los Angeles    9,000 - 1,800/tray*
  Jan. 16          198 trays   Canada         4,200 -   500/tray*
  Jan.  9          126 trays   Peru           1,500 - 1,000/tray*
  Jan. 19        1,866 trays   San Francisco  4,700 - 1,600/tray*
  Jan. 14        1,184 trays   Alaska         2,200 -   500/tray* 
  Jan. 19        1,810 trays N.America(green) 3,200 -   800/tray*
  Jan.  9        3,288 packs                  1,300 -  450/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   3,000 -  1,800     
                                     Small    2,700 -  1,800     
HERRING ROE
   Salted products         Canada    Large    5,500 -  5,000     
   Grade A                           Medium   4,500 -  4,000     
                                     Small    3,800 -  3,300
HERRING ROE ON KELP        Canada             7,500 -            
                      San Francisco           6,000
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 
                       PWS/SE   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/Sanriku Top grade  4,800 - 4,500 
                                    Standard grade  4,500 - 4,200 
                           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        1,450 - 1,400
             Alaska & Canada  5-7 lbs/fish        1,450 - 1,400
                              4-5 lbs/fish        1,400 - 1,340
                              3-4 lbs/fish        1,340 - 1,300
                              2-3 lbs/fish        1,200 - 1,170
                              1-2 lbs/fish        1,080 -   950
SALMON         
   Red: frozen   Bristol Bay  2-4 lbs/fish          700 - 680  
               (dressed,IQF,  4-6 lbs/fish          750 - 740
                grade A)      6-9 lbs/fish          720 - 700
                           
                 Kodiak       2-4 lbs/fish          700 - 680  
              (dressed,IQF,   4-6 lbs/fish          750 - 740 
               grade A)       6-9 lbs/fish          720 - 700
   Red: fresh, wild  Alaska   3-4 kg/fish               -      
   Silver: frozen  Chile      2-4 lbs/fish          600 - 560
                 (dressed)    4-6 lbs/fish          620 - 580
                              6-9 lbs/fish          600 - 560
   King: frozen, Alaska     11-18 lbs/fish              -    
   King: fresh   New Zealand  4-5 kg/fish         1,000 - 900  
   Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed                                  
             Norway (standard grade)  3-4 kg/fish    950- 800 
SARDINE (fresh)  January 14 
                   Japan          Extra large       800 -  600 
ABALONE (live)   January 12 
                   Japan           Ezo           11,000 - 7,000
                                   Kuro           8,000 - 7,000
                                   Aka            7,000 - 6,500
                                   Mata           9,000 - 7,000
                   Australia                            -       
SURIMI (frozen)
                                          SA        520 -    
                                          FA        500         
                                          AA                    
ROCK SOLE                        with roe   L       550 - 500     
                                            M       520 - 500
                                            S           - 400     

FLOUNDER (fresh) January 14  U.S.A.               2,000 - 1,000   
                             China                4,500 - 2,200   
                             Hong Kong            3,800 - 3,500   
                             Japan                5,000 - 3,000

OYSTER (fresh) January 19   Japan, Sanriku        2,200 -   500
                            Japan, Hiroshima        800 -   200 
                            Japan, Okayama        1,000 -   700   
ROCK COD                    U.S.A.                      -       
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Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sunee

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