WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
                                                                  
                  SEPTEMBER 11 - OCTOBER 2, 1998

All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange   
rates are: 133-136 yen = U.S.$1.00 for Sept. 11 - Oct. 2, 1998.   
                              
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Species                      Origin          Price range (yen/kg)
                                             High   Average    low
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BLUEFIN TUNA,   fresh        
  Sept 24 Sales volume  5 fish   Boston      5,500 - 3,870 - 3,000 
BIGEYE TUNA,    fresh                           
  Sept 24 Sales volume  13 fish  New York    5,300 - 3,560 - 1,500
  Sept 30 Sales volume  50 fish  New Zealand 4,200 - 2,193 - 1,300
  Oct   2 Sales volume  74 fish  Australia   4,300 - 1,959 -   800
  Oct   2 Sales volume  34 fish  Bali        2,900 - 1,535 -   500
YELLOWFIN TUNA,  fresh                                            
  Sept 24 Sales volume  4 fish   Australia   2,300 - 1,650 - 1,000
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)                                            
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)  
                                                                
  Sept. 26    479 trays       Boston         4,000 -    3,200/tray*
  Oct    2  1,740 trays       Chile          2,100 -      800/tray*
  Sept. 30    733 trays       San Francisco  3,600 -    1,600/tray*
  Sept. 26  1,733 trays       Los Angeles    7,000 -    2,400/tray*
  Sept. 29  1,160 trays       China          5,000 -      300/tray*
  Sept. 26  1,695 packs                      1,400 -     400/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  1,800 -     1,500
SALMON ROE (IKURA)                                                
                 Japan               Top grade                    
                                Standard grade  3,500 -     3,400 
                 Alaska                         3,300 -     3,100 

SEA CUCUMBER             Japan                        -          

                                                                  
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Species            Origin                   Price range (yen/kg)  
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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        1,250 - 1,150
             Alaska & Canada  5-7 lbs/fish        1,250 - 1,180
                              4-5 lbs/fish        1,230 - 1,150
                              3-4 lbs/fish        1,150 - 1,100
                              2-3 lbs/fish        1,080 - 1,000
                              1-2 lbs/fish          950        
SALMON         
   Red: frozen   Bristol Bay  2-4 lbs/fish        1,150 - 1,130
               (dressed,IQF,  4-6 lbs/fish        1,220 - 1,200
                grade A)      6-9 lbs/fish        1,270 - 1,250
                           
                 Kodiak       2-4 lbs/fish        1,200 - 1,150
              (dressed,IQF,   4-6 lbs/fish        1,300 - 1,250
               grade A)       6-9 lbs/fish        1,350 - 1,300
   Red: fresh, wild, Alaska   4-6 kg/fish                      
   Silver: frozen  Chile      2-4 lbs/fish          750 - 730
                 (dressed)    4-6 lbs/fish          850 - 830
                              6-9 lbs/fish          800 - 760
   King: frozen, Alaska     11-18 lbs/fish              -    
   King: fresh   Chile        4-5 kg/fish         1,100 - 1,050
   Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed                                  
             Norway (standard grade)  3-4 kg/fish  1,000-   950
SARDINE (fresh)  Sept. 24   
                   Japan          Large             600 -  500 
ABALONE (live)                
                   Japan           Ezo           12,000 -10,000
                                   Kuro           9,500 - 9,000
                                   Aka            7,000 - 6,500
                                   Mata           9,500 - 7,000
                   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) Sept. 24    Japan                5,000 - 1,500   
                             U.S.A.               1,400 - 1,200   
                             China                                
                             Mexico                             

OYSTER (fresh)              Japan, Sanriku        2,800 - 1,000
                            Japan, Hiroshima                    
                            Japan, Mie                            
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Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu

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