WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
January 23 - February 4, 1999
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rates are: 113-115 yen = U.S.$1.00 for Jan. 23-Feb.4, 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
Feb. 4 3 fish New York 10,500-10,000-10,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Feb. 4 4 fish New York 4,300- 3,020- 1,000
Feb. 4 17 fish New Zealand 7,000- 2,730- 800
Feb. 4 155 fish Australia 8,000- 1,843- 400
Feb. 4 60 fish Palau 1,800- 1,371- 800
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Feb. 4 101 fish New Zealand 3,500- 1,270- 400
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
Jan.30 2,356 trays Boston 4,400 - 750/tray*
Jan.30 77 trays Canada 1,300 - 400/tray*
Jan.30 413 trays China 3,300 - 800/tray*
Feb. 4 943 trays Los Angeles 9,500 - 2,500/tray*
Jan.30 228 trays San Francisco 4,000 - 600/tray*
Jan.30 7,039 packs 1,000 - 200/pack**
* (tray=280-380 grams in net weight)
** (pack= 100 grams in net weight)
ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed, frozen, grade A
U.S.A. Large 2,500 - 1,500
Medium 3,500 - 1,800
Small 2,700 - 1,600
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: Local Grade A 3,500 - 3,200
Grade B 3,100 - 2,800
Grade C 2,700 - 2,400
Chum: PWS Grade A 2,500 - 2,400
Grade B 2,100 - 2,000
Grade C 1,700 - 1,600
Pink: Grade A 1,700 - 1,500
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Top grade 5,500 - 5,000
Average 4,500 - 4,400
OYSTER, fresh
Feb. 4 Sanriku, Japan 1,800 - 600
Hiroshima, Japan 1,300 - 600
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
Japan 1,500 - 1,000
Species Date of Origin Price range(yen/kg)
Sale High Low
FLOUNDER, fresh
Feb. 3 Japan 4,000 - 1,600
Feb. 4 U.S.A. 1,800 - 1,000
Feb. 4 China 3,000 - 2,200
SALMON
Red, frozen, dressed, IQF, grade A
Bristol Bay
2-4 lbs/fish 1,080 - 1,030
4-6 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,050
6-9 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150
SE
2-4 lbs/fish 1,120 - 1,100
4-6 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,130
6-9 lbs/fish 1,250 - 1,200
Red, fresh, wild
Alaska
Silver, frozen, dressed
Chile 2-4 lbs/fish 690 - 670
4-6 lbs/fish 710 - 690
6-9 lbs/fish 700 - 680
Silver, frozen, troll caught
Alaska 6-9 lbs/fish 700 - 650
King, fresh
New Zealand 3-4 kg/fish 1,000 - 850
Atlantic, fresh, semi-dressed, standard grade
Norway 3-4 kg/fish 950 - 700
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed Alaska& Canada
Over 7 lbs/fish 1,050 - 980
5-7 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,030
4-5 lbs/fish 1,050 - 980
3-4 lbs/fish 950
2-3 lbs/fish 900
1-2 lbs/fish 850
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, section with claw, cooked frozen,
shrink-pack, 5 kg-carton Alaska 5 L 2,700 - 2,100
4 l 2,300 - 1,800
SURIMI, frozen Ship-processed: SA 450
FA 420
Land-processed: 400 - 300
ROCK SOLE, with roe L 520 - 370
M 500 - 350
S 460 - 350
ABALONE, live Japan Kuro 6,500 - 6,000
Ezo 9,500 - 6,000
Tokobushi 3,500 - 3,000
Australia 5,300 - 4,800
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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