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.     
                                       
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Species                      Origin          Price range (yen/kg)
                                             High   Average    low
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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.                      -       
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Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu

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