WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange rates are:
118-120 yen = U.S.$1.00 for April 19 - 28, 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
April 28 11 fish Italy 5,000- 3,680- 2,600
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
April 28 17 fish New Zealand 7,000- 3,870- 1,500
April 28 43 fish Bali 2,800- 1,256- 500
April 26 37 fish Australia 6,000- 2,625- 1,000
April 26 2 fish Los Angeles 5,000- 5,000
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
April 28 132 fish Australia 2,400- 1,040- 1,200
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
April 23 721 trays North America 3,000 - 1,200/tray*
April 23 420 trays Canada 1,500 - 200/tray*
April 23 1,095 trays Chile 1,700 - 800/tray*
April 26 1,447 trays Los Angeles 8,500 - 1,200/tray*
April 26 1,518 trays San Francisco 3,800 - 700/tray*
April 23 2,565 packs 650 - 120/pack**
*(tray=280-380 grams in net weight) **(pack= 100 grams in net weight)
ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed, frozen
Large 2,500 - 1,900
Medium 3,500 - 2,200
Small 2,700 - 1,800
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: Alaska Grade A
Grade B
Grade C
Chum: Alaska Grade A
Grade B
Grade C
Pink: SE, Alaska Grade A 2,000 - 1,800
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Top grade 5,500 - 5,000
Alaska 3,700 - 3,500
OYSTER, fresh
April 28 Sanriku, Japan
Hiroshima, Japan 700 - 600
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
April 28 Japan 900 - 600
FLOUNDER, fresh
April 28 Japan 2,600 - 1,300
April U.S.A. -
April 28 China 2,500 - 2,000
SALMON
Red, frozen, dressed, IQF, grade A
Bristol Bay, Alaska
2-4 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,100
4-6 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150
6-9 lbs/fish 1,250 - 1,200
SE, 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
Red, fresh, wild
Alaska
Silver, frozen, dressed
Chile 2-4 lbs/fish 710 - 700
4-6 lbs/fish 720 - 710
6-9 lbs/fish 750 - 740
Silver, frozen, Net
Alaska 4-6 lbs/fish 620 - 600
King, fresh
New Zealand 3-4 kg/fish 1,000 - 850
Atlantic, fresh, semi-dressed, standard grade
Norway 3-4 kg/fish 900 - 700
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed Alaska& Canada
Over 7 lbs/fish 1,050 - 1,000
5-7 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,030
4-5 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,050
3-4 lbs/fish 1,000 - 980
2-3 lbs/fish 950 - 930
1-2 lbs/fish 900
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 480 - 450
FA 450 - 420
Land-processed: 380 - 300
ROCK SOLE, with roe L 550 - 350
M 480 - 370
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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