All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange
rates are: 121-124 yen = U.S.$1.00 for Nov. 24 - Dec. 3, 1998.
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Species Date of Sales Origin Price range (yen/kg)
Sale volume High Average low
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BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh
Dec. 3 9 fish Italy 7,500-4,210-1,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Dec. 3 54 fish Pohnpei 2,500-1,236- 800
Dec. 2 20 fish New Zealand 3,400-1,770- 500
Dec. 3 8 fish Australia 2,500-1,920-1,300
Dec. 2 27 fish Bali 2,200- 919- 400
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Dec. 3 9 fish Australia 3,000-1,370- 500
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
Dec. 3 1,476 trays Boston 3,300-2,000/tray*
Dec. 3 896 trays Canada 2,300- 700/tray*
Nov. 28 354 trays China 3,000-1,700/tray*
Nov. 28 271 trays Los Angeles 7,500-1,300/tray*
Nov. 26 767 trays San Francisco 3,000-1,200/tray*
Nov. 28 5,447 packs 1,100- 350/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 5,500-4,800
Grade A Medium 4,500-3,800
Small 4,000-3,500
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 2,400-2,200
Grade B 2,000-1,800
Grade C 1,600-1,400
Pink: Grade A 1,500-1,300
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Top grade 4,700-4,200
Average 4,000-3,900
Alaska 3,200-3,000
OYSTER, fresh
Dec. 3 Japan, Sanriku 2,500- 500
Japan, Hiroshima 1,800- 600
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
Dec. 3 Japan 1,000- 700
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB)
C. bairdi, section with claws, cooked frozen, shrink-pack,
5 kg-carton Alaska 5 L 2,700-2,100
4 L 2,300-1,800
SABLEFISH (BLACK COD)
Frozen, dressed Alaska & Canada
over 7 lbs/fish 1,050- 980
5-7 lbs/fish 1,100-1,000
4-5 lbs/fish 1,050- 950
3-4 lbs/fish 950
2-3 lbs/fish 900
1-2 lbs/fish 850
SALMON
Red: frozen, dressed, IQF, grade A
Bristol Bay
2-4 lbs/fish 1,050-1,000
4-6 lbs/fish 1,100-1,050
6-9 lbs/fish 1,150-1,100
SE 2-4 lbs/fish 1,100-1,050
4-6 lbs/fish 1,200-1,180
6-9 lbs/fish 1,250-1,200
Red: fresh, wild
Alaska 4-6 kg/fish
Silver: frozen, dressed
Chile 2-4 lbs/fish 730- 700
4-6 lbs/fish 720- 680
6-9 lbs/fish 700- 660
Silver: frozen, troll
Alaska 6-9 lbs/fish 580- 550
King: fresh
New Zealand 3-4 kg/fish 1,050- 950
Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed, standard grade
Norway 3-4 kg/fish 950- 750
ABALONE, live
Japan Ezo 8,500-6,000
Kuro
Aka
Mata
Australia 5,000
SURIMI, frozen
Ship-processed: SA 450- 420
FA 420
Land-processed: 400- 280
ROCK SOLE With roe L 520
M 500
S 460
FLOUNDER, fresh
Dec. 3 Japan 2,500-1,800
U.S.A.
China 2,500-1,800
Ecuador
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu