WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
                                
July 15 - August 2, 1999
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
115-120 yen = U.S.$1.00 for July 15 - August 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
          July 23       2 fish    Canada             4,500-        3,000
          July 19       2 fish    Spain              4,000-        3,500
          July            fish    New York                              
          July 22       3 fish    Taiwan             2,300              
          July 23       2 fish    New Zealand        6,500-      - 1,000
          July 29      28 fish    Boston             9,000- 4,450- 2,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          Aug.  2      68 fish    Ponape             2,500- 1,376-   700
          July 29      74 fish    New Zealand        6,500- 2,197-   800
          July 30      23 fish    Australia          4,000- 1,822-   900
          July 22       7 fish    New Caledonia      5,500- 3,110-   800
          July 30      34 fish    Fiji               2,700- 1,417-   700
          July 30      58 fish    Palau              2,400- 1,410-   500
          July 21       3 fish    New York           3,600- 3,500- 3,000
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          July 30      10 fish    Australia          2,200- 1,390- 1,000
          July 22       1 fish    Cape               1,400-      -      
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          July 30   1,843 trays   China              3,500 -   400/tray*
          July 22     101 trays   Korea, North       1,500 -   350/tray*
          July 30      12 trays   Chile              1,800 -   500/tray*
          July 29     245 trays   Los Angeles        4,300 -   700/tray*
          July            trays   San Francisco            -      /tray*
          July 23     336 trays   Peru               1,400 - 1,300/tray*
          July 15      28 tray    Alaska             2,800 - 1,800/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       3,600-3,500
                                        Grade 2       3,200-3,100
                                        Grade 3       2,800-2,700
                    Pink        Alaska, PWS
                                        Grade 1       2,400-2,300
                                        Grade 2       2,000-1,900
                                        Grade 3       1,600-1,500
                    Chum        Alaska, SE
                                        Grade 1       3,000-2,900
                                        Grade 2       2,600-2,500
                                        Grade 3       2,200-2,100
                    Trout       Europe
                                        Grade 1       4,400-4,000
                                        Grade 2       3,900-3,500
                                        Grade 3       3,400-3,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
                                Japan       Grade 1       4,500-4,400
                                Alaska      Grade 1       3,300-3,200
                                Canada, BC  Grade 1                  
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
          July 23                 Japan                       500-  400
FLOUNDER, fresh
          July 23                 Japan                   3,000 - 2,000
          July 22                 U.S.A.                  2,000 - 1,300
          July                    China                         -      
SALMON
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
                              Bristol Bay
                                     2-4 lbs/fish       730 -   720
                                     4-6 lbs/fish       830 -   820
                                     6-9 lbs/fish       900 -   880
                              False Pass
                                     2-4 lbs/fish               860
                                     4-6 lbs/fish               920
                                     6-9 lbs/fish               980
                              Kodiak
                                     4-6 lbs/fish        900 -  870
                                     6-9 lbs/fish        920 -  900
                              Canada, ship-frozen, troll
                                     4-6 lbs/fish                  
                                     6-9 lbs/fish                  
     Coho, frozen
                              Alaska, net
                                     4-6 lbs/fish                  
                                     6-9 lbs/fish                  
                              Chile, dressed
                                     2-4 lbs/fish       730 -   720
                                     4-6 lbs/fish       760 -   750
                                     6-9 lbs/fish       740 -   730
     Pink, frozen
                              Sakhalin, Russia          150 -   130
                              Kamchatka, Russia         120 -   100
     Trout, frozen
                              Chile, dressed
                                     2-4 lbs/fish       730 -   720
                                     4-6 lbs/fish       760 -   750
                                     6-9 lbs/fish       730 -   720
                              Europe
                                  1.8-2.7 kg/fish       760 -   750
                                  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        650 -   600
                                     4-5 kg/fish        680 -   600
     Atlantic, fresh
                              Norway, semi-dressed
                                     3-4 kg/fish        900 -   750
                                     4-5 kg/fish        950 -   800
                              Chile, semi-dressed
                                     3-4 kg/fish        950 -   900
                                     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   1,300 - 1,250
                                      5-7 lbs/fish   1,300 - 1,200
                                      4-5 lbs/fish   1,250 - 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        8,500 - 8,000
                                          Ezo         9,800 - 9,000
                                          Tokobushi   4,000 - 3,500
                              Australia               5,000 - 4,700

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Source:   NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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