WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
September 21 - October 8, 1999
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
104-107 yen = U.S.$1.00 for September 21 - October 8, 1999.

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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
          Sept. 28     12 fish    Canada             5,000- 3,870- 2,300
          Oct. 5       13 fish    Spain              4,000- 3,208- 2,800
          Oct. 8       38 fish    Los Angeles        3,900- 2,826- 2,000
          Sept. 28     12 fish    Turkey             3,300- 2,170- 1,500
          Sept. 28      3 fish    Italy              3,800- 3,700- 3,300
          Oct. 8       34 fish    Boston             5,000- 3,083- 2,200
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          Sept. 27      4 fish    Florida            2,500- 1,720- 1,100
          Sept. 27     21 fish    New Zealand        3,300- 1,710-   500
          Oct. 7      154 fish    Australia          3,700- 1,361-   400
          Oct. 1       95 fish    Cebu               2,400- 1,244-   300
          Oct. 7      105 fish    Bali               1,600-   848-   400
          Sept. 28     83 fish    Palau              2,300- 1,461-   800
          Sept. 28      6 fish    New York           6,000- 3,330- 1,000
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          Oct. 7       16 fish    Australia          2,200- 1,454-   800
          Oct. 5       15 fish    Bali               1,300-   968-   500
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          Oct. 2      564 trays   China              4,000 -   550/tray*
          Oct. 2      936 trays   Canada             3,300 -   700/tray*
          Oct. 8    1,225 trays   Chile              2,800 - 1,300/tray*
          Oct. 8    2,157 trays   Los Angeles        9,000 - 1,900/tray*
          Oct. 2       60 trays   Korea, north       4,600 - 4,300/tray*
          Sept. 21    484 trays   Peru               2,600 - 1,300/tray*
          Oct. 2      511 trays   North America      4,200 - 2,300/tray*
     *(tray=280-380 grams in net weight)
ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed
                              Japan, fresh
                                   Top grade   Small    4,700-3,700
                                               Medium   5,700-4,700
                              U.S.A., frozen
                                   Brand       Small    4,000-3,500
                                               Medium   4,200-3,700
                                   Standard    Small    3,200-3,000
                                               Medium   3,400-3,200
                              Russia, frozen
                                   Brand       Small    2,800-2,600
                                               Medium   3,000-2,800
                                   Standard    Small    2,400-2,200
                                               Medium   2,600-2,400
HERRING ROE, salted, processed, grade A
                              Canada            Large    5,500-4,800
                                               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
                    Sockeye     Alaska, Bristol Bay
                                        Grade 1       3,400-3,200
                                        Grade 2       3,000-2,800
                                        Grade 3       2,600-2,400
                    Pink        Alaska, PWS
                                        Grade 1       2,400-2,200
                                        Grade 2       2,000-1,800
                                        Grade 3       1,600-1,400
                    Chum        Alaska, SE
                                        Grade 1       3,000-2,800
                                        Grade 2       2,600-2,400
                                        Grade 3       2,200-2,000
                    Trout       Europe
                                        Grade 1       4,200-4,000
                                        Grade 2       3,700-3,500
                                        Grade 3       3,200-3,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
                                Japan       Grade 1       3,600-3,500
                                Alaska      Grade 1       3,200-3,000
                                Canada, BC  Grade 1                  
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
          Sept. 28                Japan                     1,300-1,000
FLOUNDER, fresh
          Sept. 28                 Japan                    5,000-3,000
          Sept. 28                 U.S.A.                   1,600-1,100
                                   Mexico                  
SALMON
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
                              Alaska, Bristol Bay
                                     2-4 lbs/fish       650 -   600
                                     4-6 lbs/fish       750 -   700
                                     6-9 lbs/fish       850 -   800
                              Alaska, False Pass
                                     2-4 lbs/fish       850 -   800
                                     4-6 lbs/fish       900 -   850
                                     6-9 lbs/fish       950 -   900
                              Alaska, Kodiak
                                     4-6 lbs/fish        900 -  850
                                     6-9 lbs/fish        920 -  870
                              Alaska, SE
                                     4-6 lbs/fish     1,050 -   950
                                     6-9 lbs/fish     1,150 - 1,050
     Coho, frozen
                              Alaska, net caught
                                     4-6 lbs/fish                  
                                     6-9 lbs/fish                  
                              Chile, dressed
                                     2-4 lbs/fish       680 -   670
                                     4-6 lbs/fish       720 -   700
                                     6-9 lbs/fish       700 -   680
     Sockeye, frozen
                              Russia, Sakhalin,             -      
                              Russia, Kamchatka         720 -   700
     Trout, frozen
                              Chile, dressed
                                     2-4 lbs/fish       720 -   700
                                     4-6 lbs/fish       740 -   720
                                     6-9 lbs/fish       740 -   720
                              Europe
                                  1.8-2.7 kg/fish       700 -   680
                                  2.7-3.6 kg/fish       710 -   680
     Atlantic, frozen
                              Norway, dressed
                                     3-4 kg/fish        580 -   520
                                     4-5 kg/fish        600 -   540
                              Chile
                                     3-4 kg/fish        580 -   520
                                     4-5 kg/fish        600 -   540
     Atlantic, fresh
                              Norway, semi-dressed
                                     3-4 kg/fish        900 -   700
                                     4-5 kg/fish        950 -   750
                              Chile, semi-dressed
                                     3-4 kg/fish        950 -   850
                                     4-5 kg/fish      1,000 -   900
                              Scotland, semi-dressed
                                     3-4 kg/fish        950 -   900
                                     4-5 kg/fish      1,000 -   950
     King, fresh
                              New Zealand
                                     4-5 kg/fish      1,000 -   950
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed         Alaska& Canada
                                   Over 7 lbs/fish   1,200 - 1,150
                                      5-7 lbs/fish   1,200 - 1,130
                                      4-5 lbs/fish   1,190   1,100
                                      3-4 lbs/fish   1,150 - 1,000
                                      2-3 lbs/fish   1,000 -   920
                                      1-2 lbs/fish     950 -   850
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, section with claw, cooked frozen,
     shrink-pack, 5 kg-carton Alaska      5 L         2,300 - 2,100
                                          4 L         2,200 - 1,800
SURIMI, frozen                     Ship-processed: SA  500 -   450
                                                   FA  470 -   420
                                   Land-processed:     380 -   300
ROCK SOLE, with roe                          L               480
                                             M               480
                                             S               450
ABALONE, live                 Japan       Kuro        9,500 - 8,500
                                          Ezo        11,500 - 9,500
                                          Tokobushi   4,800 - 4,000
                              Australia               5,000 - 4,700

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Source:   NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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