WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
JANUARY 9 - 22, 1999

All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange
rates are: 110-114 yen = U.S.$1.00 for January 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                                             
          Jan. 13   12 fish   Greece         7,000-4,340-2,200  
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh                                              
          Jan. 13    9 fish   Hawaii         5,000-3,200-2,400  
          Jan. 13   22 fish   New Zealand    6,500-2,460-  400  
          Jan. 13   48 fish   Australia      3,400-1,420-  600  
          Jan. 22   90 fish   Bali           3,300-1,018-  400  
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh                                           
          Jan. 11   19 fish   New Zealand    3,000-1,610-  500  
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh                                           
          Jan. 22   995 trays Boston         3,200-1,300/tray*  
          Jan. 16 1,654 trays Canada         1,300-  500/tray*  
          Jan. 16 1,091 trays China          2,000-  250/tray*  
          Jan. 22   964 trays Los Angeles    4,700-2,200/tray*  
          Jan. 16 2,087 trays San Francisco  3,500-  700/tray*  
          Jan. 16 3,136 packs                1,000- 250/pack**  

                         *   (tray=280-380 grams in net weight) 
                         **  (pack=    100 grams in net weight) 
ALASKA POLLOCK ROE                                              
 Salted, processed, frozen roe                                  
          Grade A             U.S.A.    Large     2,500-1,500   
                                        Medium    3,500-1,800   
                                        Small     2,700-1,600   
HERRING ROE                                                     
 Salted products              Canada    Large     5,500-4,800   
          Grade A                       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:           Bristol Bay    Grade A   3,300-3,200   
                                        Grade B   2,900-2,800   
                                        Grade C   2,500-2,400   
          Chum:               PWS       Grade A   2,500-2,400   
                                        Grade B   2,100-2,000   
                                        Grade C   1,700-1,600   
          Pink:                         Grade A   1,500-1,400   
SALMON ROE (IKURA)                                              
                              Japan     Top grade 5,000-4,300   
                                        Average   4,100-4,000   
                              Alaska              3,200-3,000   
OYSTER, fresh                                                   
               Jan. 22        Japan, Sanriku      2,300-  700   
                              Japan, Hiroshima    1,000-  700   
SARDINE, fresh, extra large                                     
               Jan. 13        Japan               1,500-1,000   
                              Species                           
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB)                                         
 C. bairdi, section with claws, cooked frozen, shrink-pack,     
 5 kg-carton                  Alaska    5 L       2,700-2,100   
                                        4 L       2,300-1,800   
SABLEFISH (BLACK COD)                                           
 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-  950   
                                 3-4 lbs/fish             950   
                                 2-3 lbs/fish             900   
                                 1-2 lbs/fish             850   
SALMON                                                          
 Red: frozen, dressed, IQF, grade A                             
                              Bristol Bay                       
                                   2-4 lbs/fish   1,100-1,050   
                                   4-6 lbs/fish   1,100-1,050   
                                   6-9 lbs/fish   1,100-1,050   
                              SE                                
                                   2-4 lbs/fish   1,100-1,080   
                                   4-6 lbs/fish   1,150-1,130   
                                   6-9 lbs/fish   1,200-1,150   
 Red: fresh, wild             Alaska                            
                                   4-6 kg/fish                  
 Silver: frozen, dressed      Chile                             
                                   2-4 lbs/fish     720- 700    
                                   4-6 lbs/fish     720- 700    
                                   6-9 lbs/fish     710- 700    
 Silver: frozen, troll        Alaska                            
                                   6-9 lbs/fish     700- 650    
 King: fresh                  New Zealand                       
                                   3-4 kg/fish    1,000- 850    
 Atlantic: fresh              Norway                            
     semi-dressed, standard grade  3-4 kg/fish      950- 700    
ABALONE, live                                                   
                              Japan     Ezo       9,500-6,500   
                                        Kuro                    
                                        Aka                     
                                        Mata                    
                              Australia           5,000-4,700   
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  
FLOUNDER, fresh                                                 
     Jan. 11                  Japan               4,500-2,000   
                              U.S.A.              3,500-2,200   
                              China               4,000-2,600   
                              Hong Kong                 3,000   
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Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA                                   
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu                                          

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