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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