WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
July 15 - August 2, 1999
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange rates are:
115-120 yen = U.S.$1.00 for July 15 - August 2, 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
July 23 2 fish Canada 4,500- 3,000
July 19 2 fish Spain 4,000- 3,500
July fish New York
July 22 3 fish Taiwan 2,300
July 23 2 fish New Zealand 6,500- - 1,000
July 29 28 fish Boston 9,000- 4,450- 2,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Aug. 2 68 fish Ponape 2,500- 1,376- 700
July 29 74 fish New Zealand 6,500- 2,197- 800
July 30 23 fish Australia 4,000- 1,822- 900
July 22 7 fish New Caledonia 5,500- 3,110- 800
July 30 34 fish Fiji 2,700- 1,417- 700
July 30 58 fish Palau 2,400- 1,410- 500
July 21 3 fish New York 3,600- 3,500- 3,000
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
July 30 10 fish Australia 2,200- 1,390- 1,000
July 22 1 fish Cape 1,400- -
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
July 30 1,843 trays China 3,500 - 400/tray*
July 22 101 trays Korea, North 1,500 - 350/tray*
July 30 12 trays Chile 1,800 - 500/tray*
July 29 245 trays Los Angeles 4,300 - 700/tray*
July trays San Francisco - /tray*
July 23 336 trays Peru 1,400 - 1,300/tray*
July 15 28 tray Alaska 2,800 - 1,800/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 3,600-3,500
Grade 2 3,200-3,100
Grade 3 2,800-2,700
Pink Alaska, PWS
Grade 1 2,400-2,300
Grade 2 2,000-1,900
Grade 3 1,600-1,500
Chum Alaska, SE
Grade 1 3,000-2,900
Grade 2 2,600-2,500
Grade 3 2,200-2,100
Trout Europe
Grade 1 4,400-4,000
Grade 2 3,900-3,500
Grade 3 3,400-3,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Grade 1 4,500-4,400
Alaska Grade 1 3,300-3,200
Canada, BC Grade 1
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
July 23 Japan 500- 400
FLOUNDER, fresh
July 23 Japan 3,000 - 2,000
July 22 U.S.A. 2,000 - 1,300
July China -
SALMON
Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
Bristol Bay
2-4 lbs/fish 730 - 720
4-6 lbs/fish 830 - 820
6-9 lbs/fish 900 - 880
False Pass
2-4 lbs/fish 860
4-6 lbs/fish 920
6-9 lbs/fish 980
Kodiak
4-6 lbs/fish 900 - 870
6-9 lbs/fish 920 - 900
Canada, ship-frozen, troll
4-6 lbs/fish
6-9 lbs/fish
Coho, frozen
Alaska, net
4-6 lbs/fish
6-9 lbs/fish
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 730 - 720
4-6 lbs/fish 760 - 750
6-9 lbs/fish 740 - 730
Pink, frozen
Sakhalin, Russia 150 - 130
Kamchatka, Russia 120 - 100
Trout, frozen
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 730 - 720
4-6 lbs/fish 760 - 750
6-9 lbs/fish 730 - 720
Europe
1.8-2.7 kg/fish 760 - 750
2.7-3.6 kg/fish 750 - 740
Atlantic, frozen
Norway, dressed
3-4 kg/fish 600 - 580
4-5 kg/fish 620 - 600
Chile
3-4 kg/fish 650 - 600
4-5 kg/fish 680 - 600
Atlantic, fresh
Norway, semi-dressed
3-4 kg/fish 900 - 750
4-5 kg/fish 950 - 800
Chile, semi-dressed
3-4 kg/fish 950 - 900
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 1,300 - 1,250
5-7 lbs/fish 1,300 - 1,200
4-5 lbs/fish 1,250 - 1,200
3-4 lbs/fish 1,190 - 1,150
2-3 lbs/fish 1,050
1-2 lbs/fish 1,000
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 8,500 - 8,000
Ezo 9,800 - 9,000
Tokobushi 4,000 - 3,500
Australia 5,000 - 4,700
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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