WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

DECEMBER 14 - 25, 1998

All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange   
rates are: 115-116 yen = U.S.$1.00 for December 14 - 25, 1998.     
                                                                   
Species Date of Sales Origin    Price range (yen/kg)               
		Sale  volume       High Average  low               
                                                                   
BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh                                                
		Dec. 25 27 fish Los Angeles 6,000-4,370-2,500      
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh                                                 
		Dec. 25  1 fish Los Angeles             6,100      
		Dec. 25  6 fish New Zealand  4,200-3,480-2,500     
		Dec. 25  2 fish Australia  2,500-      1,300       
		Dec. 25  102 fish Bali   4,300-1,558-  580         
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh                                              
		Dec. 25  4 fish New Zealand 3,000-2,670-2,200      
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh                                              
		Dec. 24 1,650 trays Boston  4,000-2,500/tray*      
		Dec. 24 2,835 trays Canada  3,000- 650/tray*       
		Dec. 24 2,298 trays China  2,800- 500/tray*        
		Dec. 24 1,071 trays Los Angeles 8,800-2,000/tray*  
		Dec. 24 1,014 trays San Francisco 4,200-1,000/tray*
		Dec. 24 8,056 packs    1,200- 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   3,500-1,800                               
		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 2,500-2,400             
				   Grade B 2,100-2,000             
				   Grade C 1,700-1,600             
		Pink:              Grade A 1,500-1,300             
SALMON ROE (IKURA)                                                 
		Japan Top grade 5,000-4,300                        
			Average 4,300-4,000                        
			Alaska  3,200-3,000                        
OYSTER, fresh                                                      
			Dec. 25  Japan, Sanriku  2,800- 600        
				Japan, Hiroshima 1,800-1,000       
SARDINE, fresh, extra large                                        
			Dec. 25  Japan   1,500-1,000               
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 1,050-1,000                
			   6-9 lbs/fish 1,100-1,050                
			SE                                         
			   2-4 lbs/fish 1,100-1,050                
			   4-6 lbs/fish 1,150-1,130                
			   6-9 lbs/fish 1,200-1,150                
 Red: fresh, wild                                                  
			Alaska 4-6 kg/fish                         
 Silver: frozen, dressed                                           
			Chile 2-4 lbs/fish   730- 700              
			      4-6 lbs/fish   720- 700              
			      6-9 lbs/fish   710- 700              
 Silver: frozen, troll                                             
			Alaska 6-9 lbs/fish   580- 550             
 King: fresh                                                       
			New Zealand 3-4 kg/fish 1,050- 900         
 Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed, standard grade                     
				Norway 3-4 kg/fish   950- 700      
ABALONE, live                                                      
				Japan Ezo   9,500-6,000            
						Kuro               
						Aka                
						Mata               
				Australia    5,000-4,700           
SURIMI, frozen                                                     
					Ship-processed: SA   450   
				          		FA   420   
					Land-processed:   400-  280
ROCK SOLE     With roe L   520-280                                 
		       M   500-250                                 
		       S   460-200                                 
FLOUNDER, fresh                                                    
	Dec. 25  Japan    5,000-2,500                              
				U.S.A.    4,500-3,000              
				China     3,000-2,000              
				Ecuador                            
                                                                   
Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA                                      
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu                                             

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