WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
October 9 - 22, 1999
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange rates are:
105-106 yen = U.S.$1.00 for October 9 - 22, 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
Oct. 18 28 fish Canada 7,500- 5,290- 3,000
Oct. 22 19 fish Spain 3,700- 3,016- 2,000
Oct. 22 28 fish Faeroes 7,500- 4,621- 2,600
Oct. 20 15 fish Turkey 3,800- 2,653- 2,000
Oct. 21 29 fish Italy 4,000- 2,596- 1,500
Oct. 19 13 fish Greece 3,000- 2,122- 1,500
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Oct. 22 19 fish Guam 1,500- 1,173- 500
Oct. 22 47 fish New Zealand 2,800- 1,711- 400
Oct. 21 42 fish Australia 2,900- 1,467- 800
Oct. 13 4 fish New Caledonia 2,500- 1,850- 1,500
Oct. 22 43 fish Bali 2,000- 1,274- 550
Oct. 21 32 fish Palau 1,800- 1,382- 600
Oct. 15 16 fish New York 4,000- 2,590- 1,600
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Oct. 21 43 fish Australia 2,400- 1,340- 800
Oct. 16 fish Bali 1,200- 1,067- 1,000
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
Oct. 16 44 trays China 3,600 - 1,500/tray*
Oct. 16 1,375 trays Canada 2,900 - 200/tray*
Oct. 21 1,384 trays Chile 1,700 - 300/tray*
Oct. 21 2,026 trays Los Angeles 8,500 - 600/tray*
Oct. 16 931 trays San Francisco 4,000 - 400/tray*
Oct. 16 80 trays Peru 1,200 - 900/tray*
Oct. 22 1,858 trays North America 4,000 - 1,200/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
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Species Date of Origin Price range(yen/kg)
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SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted, processed
Sockeye Alaska, Bristol Bay
Grade 1 3,400-3,200
Grade 2 3,000-2,800
Grade 3 2,600-2,400
Pink Alaska, Kodiak
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
King Alaska
Grade 1 3,000-2,800
Grade 2 2,600-2,400
Grade 3 2,200-2,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Grade 1 4,200-4,000
Alaska Grade 1 3,400-3,200
Canada, BC Grade 1
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
Oct. 14 Japan 1,300-1,000
FLOUNDER, fresh
Oct. 18 Japan 4,500-2,000
Oct. 14 U.S.A. 2,200- 900
Oct. 14 China 2,000-1,000
SALMON
Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
Alaska, Bristol Bay
2-4 lbs/fish 650 - 600
4-6 lbs/fish 750 - 700
6-9 lbs/fish 850 - 800
Alaska, False Pass
2-4 lbs/fish 850 - 800
4-6 lbs/fish 900 - 850
6-9 lbs/fish 950 - 900
Alaska, Kodiak
4-6 lbs/fish 900 - 850
6-9 lbs/fish 920 - 870
Alaska, SE
4-6 lbs/fish 1,050 - 950
6-9 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,050
Coho, frozen
Alaska, net caught
4-6 lbs/fish
6-9 lbs/fish
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 680 - 670
4-6 lbs/fish 720 - 700
6-9 lbs/fish 700 - 680
Sockeye, frozen
Russia, Sakhalin, -
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Russia, Kamchatka 720 - 700
Trout, frozen
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 720 - 700
4-6 lbs/fish 740 - 720
6-9 lbs/fish 740 - 720
Europe
1.8-2.7 kg/fish 700 - 680
2.7-3.6 kg/fish 710 - 680
Atlantic, frozen
Norway, dressed
3-4 kg/fish 580 - 520
4-5 kg/fish 600 - 540
Chile
3-4 kg/fish 580 - 520
4-5 kg/fish 600 - 540
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 1,200 - 1,150
5-7 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,130
4-5 lbs/fish 1,190 1,100
3-4 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,000
2-3 lbs/fish 1,000 - 920
1-2 lbs/fish 950 - 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 500 - 450
FA 470 - 420
Land-processed: 380 - 300
ROCK SOLE, with roe L 430
M 430
S 430 - 400
ABALONE, live Japan Kuro 9,500 - 8,500
Ezo 12,000 - 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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