WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
May 22 - 31, 1999
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange rates are:
122-124 yen = U.S.$1.00 for May 22 - 31, 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 27 4 fish Italy 2,500- 1,300
May 27 17 fish Spain 5,500- 3,180- 1,300
May 27 2 fish New York 4,500
May 27 36 fish Taiwan 4,300- 1,970- 1,300
May 27 7 fish New Zealand 4,000- 2,150- 1,900
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
May 27 49 fish New Zealand 4,900- 2,420- 1,000
May 27 40 fish Bali 1,700- 1,030- 400
May 27 50 fish Australia 7,000- 2,790- 800
May 27 1 fish New York 4,000
May 28 27 fish Fiji 4,000- 1,839- 900
May 31 98 fish Pohnpei 2,400- 1,084- 500
May 28 23 fish Guam 3,000- 1,400- 600
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
May 27 15 fish Australia 4,300- 2,280- 600
May 28 7 fish Bali 1,100- 667- 400
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
May 28 1,113 trays China 4,000 - 1,200/tray*
May 22 84 trays Canada 1,700 - 500/tray*
May 28 884 trays Chile 2,700 - 1,400/tray*
May 26 460 trays Los Angeles 5,300 - 600/tray*
May 22 33 trays San Francisco 4,500 - 2,800/tray*
May 18 42 trays North America 800 - 400/tray*
May 29 56 tray Alaska 1,100 - 500/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
Good Small 3,200-3,000
Medium 3,400-3,200
Russia, frozen
Brand Small 2,500-2,400
Medium 2,700-2,500
Good Small 2,200-2,200
Medium 2,400-2,200
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, Copper river
Grade 1 4,900-4,800
Grade 2 4,500-4,400
Grade 3 4,100-4,000
King Alaska, Copper river
Grade 1 3,900-3,800
Grade 2 3,500-3,400
Grade 3 3,100-3,000
Pink Alaska, Southeast
Grade 1 2,000-1,800
Grade 2 1,700-1,500
Grade 3 1,400-1,200
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 5,200-4,800
Alaska, PWS Grade 1 3,700-3,500
Canada, BC Grade 1 3,300-3,000
SARDINE, fresh, large
May 27 Japan 800 - 600
FLOUNDER, fresh
May 27 Japan 2,500 - 1,500
U.S.A. -
May 25 China 1,800 - 1,500
SALMON
Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
Bristol Bay, Alaska
2-4 lbs/fish 1,020 - 1,000
4-6 lbs/fish 1,050 - 1,030
6-9 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,080
Southeast, 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
Canada, land-frozen, troll
4-6 lbs/fish 1,300 - 1,250
6-9 lbs/fish 1,350 - 1,300
Canada, ship-frozen, troll
4-6 lbs/fish 1,500 - 1,450
6-9 lbs/fish 1,600 - 1,550
Coho, frozen
Alaska, net
4-6 lbs/fish 600 - 580
6-9 lbs/fish 550 - 530
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 720 - 710
4-6 lbs/fish 760 - 750
6-9 lbs/fish 730 - 720
Pink, frozen
Sakhalin, Russia 150 - 130
Kamchatka, Russia 120 - 100
Trout, frozen
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 720 - 710
4-6 lbs/fish 730 - 720
6-9 lbs/fish 730 - 720
Europe
1.8-2.7 kg/fish 700 - 680
2.7-3.6 kg/fish 700 - 680
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 1,100 - 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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