WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET FEBRUARY 7 - 27, 1998 All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchnge rates are: 123-128 yen = U.S.$1.00 for February 7 - 27, 1998. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Species Origin Price range (yen/kg) High Average low ------------------------------------------------------------------ BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh, G & H Feb. 27 Sales volume 17 fish Italy 12,000 - 4,212 - 1,000 BIGEYE TUNA, fresh Feb. 27 Sales volume 135 fish Sri Lanka 2,900 - 995 - 400 Feb. 27 Sales volume 35 fish Pohnpei 3,000 - 1,018 - 300 Feb. 27 Sales volume 18 fish New Zealand 9,000 - 3,320 - 1,300 Feb. 27 Sales volume 141 fish Bali 6,000 - 1,394 - 400 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh Feb. 13 Sales volume 9 fish Australia 3,000 - 1,680 - 1,200 SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh) (Date of sale) (Sales volume) Feb. 16 144 trays Alaska 3,500 - 700/tray* Feb. 27 771 trays Canada 5,800 - 500/tray* Feb. 27 1,270 trays Chile 2,500 - 600/tray* Feb. 27 1,242 trays San Francisco 5,600 - 2,000/tray* Feb. 20 116 trays Los Angeles 5,000 - 2,500/tray* Feb. 27 1,183 trays N.America(green) 3,700 - 900/tray* Feb. 20 4,901 packs 750 - 150/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 3,800 - 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 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 - 4,800 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 1,430 - 1,350 Alaska & Canada 5-7 lbs/fish 1,430 - 1,350 4-5 lbs/fish 1,350 - 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 - 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 - 480 (dressed) 4-6 lbs/fish 510 - 500 6-9 lbs/fish 530 - 510 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) February 12 Japan Extra large 500 - 400 ABALONE (live) 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 500 - 410 M 500 - 400 S 400 - 380 FLOUNDER (fresh) February 12 U.S.A. 1,700 - 1,000 China - Hong Kong Japan 4,000 - 2,500 OYSTER (fresh) February 27 Japan, Sanriku 1,700 - 600 Japan, Hiroshima 700 - 200 Japan, Okayama 900 - 600 ROCK COD U.S.A. - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA Contact: Sunee C. Sonu |