WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
118-120 yen = U.S.$1.00 for April 19 - 28, 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
          April 28     11 fish    Italy              5,000- 3,680- 2,600
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          April 28     17 fish    New Zealand        7,000- 3,870- 1,500
          April 28     43 fish    Bali               2,800- 1,256-   500
          April 26     37 fish    Australia          6,000- 2,625- 1,000
          April 26      2 fish    Los Angeles        5,000- 5,000       
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          April 28    132 fish    Australia          2,400- 1,040- 1,200
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          April 23    721 trays   North America      3,000 - 1,200/tray*
          April 23    420 trays   Canada             1,500 -   200/tray*
          April 23  1,095 trays   Chile              1,700 -   800/tray*
          April 26  1,447 trays   Los Angeles        8,500 - 1,200/tray*
          April 26  1,518 trays   San Francisco      3,800 -   700/tray*
          April 23  2,565 packs                        650 -  120/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
          April 28                Sanriku, Japan                        
                                  Hiroshima, Japan      700 -   600
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
          April 28                Japan                 900 -   600
FLOUNDER, fresh
          April 28                Japan               2,600 - 1,300
          April                   U.S.A.                    -      
          April 28                China               2,500 - 2,000
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    1,050 - 1,000
                                      5-7 lbs/fish    1,100 - 1,030
                                      4-5 lbs/fish    1,100 - 1,050
                                      3-4 lbs/fish    1,000 -   980
                                      2-3 lbs/fish      950 -   930
                                      1-2 lbs/fish              900
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   480 -   450
                                                   FA   450 -   420
                                   Land-processed:      380 -   300
ROCK SOLE, with roe                          L          550 -   350
                                             M          480 -   370
                                             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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