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WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET February 8 - 19, 1999 All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange rates are: 113-118 yen = U.S.$1.00 for February 8 - 19, 1999. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Species Date of Sales Origin Price range (yen/kg) Sale volume High Average Low ------------------------------------------------------------------ BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh Feb. 19 17 fish Greece 5,600- 3,886- 2,600 BIGEYE TUNA, fresh Feb. 15 8 fish Hawaii 5,300- 3,720- 1,800 Feb. 15 6 ish New Zealand 5,500- 3,260- 1,500 Feb. 16 26 fish Australia 5,800- 2,780- 800 Feb. 19 45 fish Fiji 5,800- 1,779- 500 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh Feb. 19 32 fish Australia 3,000- 1,720- 600 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh Feb.19 1,037 trays Boston 3,500 - 2,000/tray* Feb.12 1,109 trays Canada 4,100 - 800/tray* Feb.13 273 trays China 3,000 - 1,700/tray* Feb.19 862 trays Los Angeles 6,500 - 2,000/tray* Feb.13 754 trays San Francisco 5,200 - 2,000/tray* Feb.13 5,876 packs 1,000 - 200/pack** * (tray=280-380 grams in net weight) ** (pack= 100 grams in net weight) ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed, frozen, grade A U.S.A. Large 2,500 - 1,500 Medium 3,500 - 1,800 Small 2,700 - 1,600 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 Red: Alaska, Local Grade A 3,500 - 3,200 Grade B 3,100 - 2,800 Grade C 2,700 - 2,400 Chum: Alaska, PWS Grade A 2,500 - 2,400 Grade B 2,100 - 2,000 Grade C 1,700 - 1,600 Pink: SE/Kodiak Grade A 2,000 - 1,800 SALMON ROE (IKURA) Japan Top grade 5,500 - 5,000 PWS/SE 3,500 - 3,300 OYSTER, fresh Feb.19 Sanriku, Japan 2,000 - 600 Hiroshima, Japan 1,000 - 600 SARDINE, fresh, extra large Feb.16 Japan 1,200 - 900 FLOUNDER, fresh Feb.16 Japan 3,500 - 1,700 Feb.15 U.S.A. 3,000 - 1,600 Feb.12 China 3,200 - 2,000 SALMON Red, frozen, dressed, IQF, grade A Bristol Bay 2-4 lbs/fish 1,080 - 1,050 4-6 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,070 6-9 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150 SE 2-4 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,100 4-6 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150 6-9 lbs/fish 1,300 - 1,250 Red, fresh, wild Alaska Silver, frozen, dressed Chile 2-4 lbs/fish 700 - 680 4-6 lbs/fish 730 - 710 6-9 lbs/fish 730 - 710 Silver, frozen, troll caught Alaska 6-9 lbs/fish - King, fresh New Zealand 3-4 kg/fish 1,000 - 850 Atlantic, fresh, semi-dressed, standard grade Norway 3-4 kg/fish 900 - 700 SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed Alaska & Canada Over 7 lbs/fish 1,050 - 980 5-7 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,030 4-5 lbs/fish 1,050 - 980 3-4 lbs/fish 950 2-3 lbs/fish 900 1-2 lbs/fish 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 450 FA 420 Land-processed: 380 - 300 ROCK SOLE, with roe L 520 - 350 M 500 - 370 S 460 - 350 ABALONE, live Japan Kuro 6,500 - 6,000 Ezo 9,500 - 6,000 Tokobushi 3,500 - 2,000 Australia 5,000 - 4,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA Contact: Sunee C. Sonu |
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