WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

                  JANUARY 12 - FEBRUARY 2, 1998

All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange   
rates are: 125-133 yen = U.S.$1.00 for Jan. 12 - Feb. 2, 1998.    
                                        
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Species                      Origin          Price range (yen/kg)
                                             High   Average    low
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BLUEFIN TUNA,   fresh, G & H
  Jan. 29 Sales volume 49 fish   Los Angeles 4,000 - 2,824 - 2,000 
BIGEYE TUNA,    fresh                           
  Feb.  2 Sales volume 47 fish   New Zealand 7,500 - 3,127 - 1,000 
  Jan. 30 Sales volume 46  fish  Australia   6,200 - 2,896 -   800
  Jan. 30 Sales volume 28 fish   Fiji        5,000 - 1,794 -   950
  Jan. 30 Sales volume 55  fish  Bali        3,900 - 1,169 -   400
YELLOWFIN TUNA,  fresh                                            
  Feb.  2 Sales volume 29 fish   New Zealand 3,800 - 1,824 -   700
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)                                            
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)  
  Jan. 30          849 trays   Los Angeles    6,500 - 2,000/tray*
  Jan. 30          292 trays   Canada         5,300 - 1,600/tray*
  Jan. 30        1,962 trays   Chile          2,600 -   600/tray*
  Jan. 29          386 trays   San Francisco  5,300 - 1,000/tray*
  Jan. 24          550 trays   Mexico         3,300 - 1,900/tray* 
  Jan. 30        1,123 trays N.America(green) 4,200 - 3,500/tray*
  Jan. 30        4,372 packs                  1,300 -  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    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         Top grade  5,000 - 4,900 
                                    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        1,450 - 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          720 - 700  
               (dressed,IQF,  4-6 lbs/fish          750 - 730
                grade A)      6-9 lbs/fish          730 - 720
                           
                 Kodiak       2-4 lbs/fish          720 - 700  
              (dressed,IQF,   4-6 lbs/fish          750 - 730 
               grade A)       6-9 lbs/fish          730 - 710
   Red: fresh, wild  Alaska   3-4 kg/fish               -      
   Silver: frozen  Chile      2-4 lbs/fish          550 - 530
                 (dressed)    4-6 lbs/fish          580 - 550
                              6-9 lbs/fish          550 - 530
   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 23 
                   Japan          Extra large       800 -  400 
ABALONE (live)   January 21 
                   Japan           Ezo           11,000 - 6,000
                                   Kuro           8,000 - 6,000
                                   Aka            7,000 - 6,500
                                   Mata                 -      
                   Australia                      6,300 - 5,800 
SURIMI (frozen)
                                          SA        520 - 480
                                          FA        500         
                                          AA                    
ROCK SOLE                        with roe   L       550 - 500     
                                            M       520 - 500
                                            S           - 400     

FLOUNDER (fresh) January 23  U.S.A.               2,200 - 1,300   
                             China                3,300 - 3,000   
                             Hong Kong                            
                             Japan                4,000 - 2,500

OYSTER (fresh) January 30   Japan, Sanriku        2,200 -   700
                            Japan, Hiroshima      1,000 -   600 
                            Japan, Okayama        1,300 -   800   
ROCK COD                    U.S.A.                      -       
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Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sunee

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