WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
May 10 - 15, 1999
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange rates are:
121 yen = U.S.$1.00 for May 10 - 15, 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
May 14 11 fish Italy 4,000- 2,525- 1,500
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
May 10 4 fish New Zealand 3,000- 2,250- 1,500
May 14 51 fish Bali 1,800- 951- 400
May 10 145 fish Australia 5,000- 2,070- 600
May 10 11 fish Florida 4,200- 2,390- 1,400
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
May 14 6 fish Australia 3,000- 2,125- 1,000
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
May 15 492 trays China 3,100 - 700/tray*
May 15 935 trays Canada 1,600 - 300/tray*
May 15 964 trays Chile 2,100 - 400/tray*
May 15 118 trays Los Angeles 4,500 - 3,000/tray*
May 15 12 trays San Francisco 3,000 - 1,800/tray*
May 15 152 packs 1,000 - 400/pack**
*(tray=280-380 grams in net weight) **(pack= 100 grams in net weight)
ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed, frozen
Large 2,500 - 1,900
Medium 3,500 - 2,200
Small 2,700 - 1,800
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 Grade A
Grade B
Grade C
Chum: Alaska Grade A
Grade B
Grade C
Pink: SE, Alaska Grade A 2,000 - 1,800
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Top grade 5,500 - 5,000
Alaska 3,700 - 3,500
OYSTER, fresh
Sanriku, Japan
Hiroshima, Japan
SARDINE, fresh, large
May 10 Japan 1,200 - 800
FLOUNDER, fresh
May 10 Japan 3,500 - 2,000
U.S.A. -
May 10 China 2,500 - 1,600
SALMON
Red, frozen, dressed, IQF, grade A
Bristol Bay, Alaska
2-4 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,100
4-6 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150
6-9 lbs/fish 1,250 - 1,200
SE, Alaska
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 710 - 700
4-6 lbs/fish 720 - 710
6-9 lbs/fish 750 - 740
Silver, frozen, Net
Alaska 4-6 lbs/fish 620 - 600
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 1,100 - 1,050
5-7 lbs/fish 1,120 - 1,100
4-5 lbs/fish 1,120 - 1,100
3-4 lbs/fish 1,080 - 1,050
2-3 lbs/fish 1,000
1-2 lbs/fish 950
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 7,500 - 7,000
Ezo 9,500 - 7,000
Tokobushi 3,500 - 2,000
Australia 4,500 - 4,000
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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