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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. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Species Date of Sales Origin Price range (yen/kg) Sale volume High Average low ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA Contact: Sunee C. Sonu |
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