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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