WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
AUGUST 15 - 28, 1998
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchnge
rates are: 143-146 yen = U.S.$1.00 for August 15 - 28, 1998.
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Species Origin Price range (yen/kg)
High Average low
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BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh
Aug. 25 Sales volume 33 fish Boston 4,500 - 3,458 - 2,500
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Aug. 27 Sales volume 33 fish Guam 2,000 - 1,168 - 500
Aug. 28 Sales volume 45 fish New Zealand 4,800 - 2,343 - 1,000
Aug. 28 Sales volume 35 fish Australia 4,000 - 2,202 - 800
Aug. 28 Sales volume 119 fish Bali 2,000 - 931 - 300
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Aug. 18 Sales volume 35 fish Australia 2,900 - 1,260 - 600
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)
August 25 639 trays Canada 4,000 - 800/tray*
August 28 1,890 trays Chile 1,800 - 900/tray*
August 25 567 trays San Francisco 3,000 - 1,400/tray*
August 22 90 trays Los Angeles 4,500 - 3,500/tray*
August 28 956 trays China 3,500 - 500/tray*
August 22 1,391 packs 1,500 - 500/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
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Top grade 4,500 - 4,300
Standard grade 4,300 - 4,200
Alaska 3,400 - 3,200
SEA CUCUMBER Japan -
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Species Origin Price range (yen/kg)
High Low
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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 1,300 - 1,220
Alaska & Canada 5-7 lbs/fish 1,300 - 1,220
4-5 lbs/fish 1,270 - 1,200
3-4 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150
2-3 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,000
1-2 lbs/fish 980 - 900
SALMON
Red: frozen Bristol Bay 2-4 lbs/fish 1,120 - 1,100
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,180
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 1,270 - 1,250
Kodiak 2-4 lbs/fish 1,120 - 1,100
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 1,220 - 1,200
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 1,300 - 1,250
Red: fresh, wild, Alaska 4-6 kg/fish
Silver: frozen Chile 2-4 lbs/fish 730 - 700
(dressed) 4-6 lbs/fish 850 - 820
6-9 lbs/fish 850 - 820
King: frozen, Alaska 11-18 lbs/fish -
King: fresh New Zealand 4-5 kg/fish 1,070 - 1,000
Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed
Norway (standard grade) 3-4 kg/fish 1,000- 950
SARDINE (fresh) Aug. 18
Japan Large 700 - 500
ABALONE (live)
Japan Ezo 11,000 - 8,000
Kuro 7,500 - 6,800
Aka 6,500 - 6,000
Mata 9,000 - 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) Aug. 18 Japan 6,000 - 2,500
U.S.A. 2,300 - 2,000
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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