WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
August 17 - September 2, 1999
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange rates are:
109-114 yen = U.S.$1.00 for August 17 - September 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
Aug. 26 13 fish Canada 2,800- 2,357- 2,000
Aug. 20 1 fish Spain 3,300
fish New York
Aug. 24 1 fish Italy 1,000
Aug. 17 5 fish New Zealand 2,000- 1,570- 800
Sept. 2 10 fish Boston 6,300- 3,722- 2,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Aug. 26 58 fish Palau 1,700- 967- 600
Sept. 2 65 fish New Zealand 2,500- 1,262- 400
Sept 2 111 fish Australia 5,000- 1,546- 700
Aug. 17 22 fish Guam 1,800- 1,050- 600
Aug. 31 53 fish Fiji 2,000- 1,114- 700
Aug. 19 3 fish New Caledonia 3,800- 2,500- 2,000
Aug. 26 15 fish New York 4,500- 2,850- 1,400
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Aug. 31 17 fish Australia 2,200- 1,235- 500
Aug. 20 15 fish Bali 2,700- 1,636- 800
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
Sept. 2 536 trays China 3,800 - 500/tray*
Aug. 23 168 trays Canada 2,000 - 800/tray*
Aug. 31 516 trays Chile 1,100 - 300/tray*
Sept. 2 974 trays Los Angeles 5,200 - 600/tray*
Aug. 26 88 trays San Francisco 2,000 - 500/tray*
Sept. 2 582 trays Peru 1,800 - 1,300/tray*
Aug. 26 264 tray Alaska 2,300 - 200/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 3,300-3,200
Grade 2 2,900-2,800
Grade 3 2,500-2,400
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 3,800-3,700
Alaska Grade 1 3,200-3,000
Canada, BC Grade 1
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
Aug. 26 Japan 700- 500
FLOUNDER, fresh
Aug. 26 Japan 4,500 - 2,000
Aug. 23 U.S.A. 2,200 - 1,800
Aug. 17 Mexico 1,000
SALMON
Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
Alaska, Bristol Bay
2-4 lbs/fish 700 - 650
4-6 lbs/fish 800 - 750
6-9 lbs/fish 900 - 850
Alaska, False Pass
2-4 lbs/fish 860 - 840
4-6 lbs/fish 920 - 900
6-9 lbs/fish 980 - 960
Alaska, Kodiak
4-6 lbs/fish 900 - 870
6-9 lbs/fish 920 - 900
Alaska, SE
4-6 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,000
6-9 lbs/fish
Coho, frozen
Alaska, net caught
4-6 lbs/fish
6-9 lbs/fish
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 700 - 680
4-6 lbs/fish 750 - 730
6-9 lbs/fish 730 - 720
Pink, frozen
Russia, Sakhalin, 150 - 130
Russia, Kamchatka 120 - 100
Trout, frozen
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 720 - 700
4-6 lbs/fish 750 - 740
6-9 lbs/fish 730 - 720
Europe
1.8-2.7 kg/fish 730 - 720
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 620 - 600
4-5 kg/fish 650 - 600
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 1,290 - 1,250
5-7 lbs/fish 1,280 - 1,250
4-5 lbs/fish 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 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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