WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
November 1 - 12, 1999
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange rates are:
104-106 yen = U.S.$1.00 for November 1 - 12, 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
Nov. 1 1 fish Canada 4,000
Nov. 12 17 fish Spain 6,500- 4,550- 3,800
Nov. 9 37 fish Los Angeles 7,700- 3,778- 2,000
Nov. 2 2 fish New York 5,800- 5,000
Nov. 11 28 fish Italy 8,000- 3,558- 2,000
Nov. 2 3 fish Greece 5,100- 5,000- 3,500
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Nov. 2 4 fish Los Angeles 3,000- 2,120- 1,300
Nov. 5 57 fish New Zealand 3,500- 1,470- 500
Nov. 11 37 fish Australia 3,100- 1,518- 900
Nov. 12 83 fish Sri Lanka 2,500- 1,065- 400
Nov. 12 116 fish Bali 1,800- 980- 400
Nov. 9 60 fish Cebu 1,800- 1,015 400
Nov. 5 71 fish New York 3,700- 2,669- 1,800
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Nov. 11 16 fish Australia 1,500- 1,250- 1,000
Nov. 12 7 fish Sri Lanka 500- 433- 400
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
Nov. 6 1,769 trays China 3,000 - 300/tray*
Nov. 12 567 trays Canada 1,600 - 400/tray*
Nov. 6 168 trays North Korea 3,300 - 2,100/tray*
Nov. 12 1,786 trays Los Angeles 6,000 - 2,000/tray*
Nov. 12 639 trays San Francisco 2,000 - 900/tray*
trays Peru /tray*
Nov. 6 1,084 trays North America 3,600 - 2,000/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
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Species Date of Origin Price range(yen/kg)
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SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted, processed
Sockeye Alaska, Bristol Bay
Grade 1 3,500-3,300
Grade 2 3,100-2,900
Grade 3 2,700-2,500
Pink Alaska, Kodiak
Grade 1 2,400-2,300
Grade 2 2,000-1,900
Grade 3 1,600-1,500
Chum Alaska, SE
Grade 1 3,200-3,000
Grade 2 2,800-2,600
Grade 3 2,400-2,200
King Alaska
Grade 1 3,200-3,000
Grade 2 2,800-2,600
Grade 3 2,400-2,200
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Grade 1 5,200-4,800
Alaska Grade 1 3,400-3,200
Canada, BC Grade 1
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
Nov. 2 Japan 1,200- 700
FLOUNDER, fresh
Nov. 2 Japan 4,500-2,000
Nov. 2 U.S.A. 2,300-1,000
China
SALMON
Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
Alaska, Bristol Bay
2-4 lbs/fish 650 - 600
4-6 lbs/fish 750 - 700
6-9 lbs/fish 850 - 800
Alaska, False Pass
2-4 lbs/fish 800 - 750
4-6 lbs/fish 850 - 800
6-9 lbs/fish 900 - 850
Alaska, Kodiak
4-6 lbs/fish 850 - 800
6-9 lbs/fish 900 - 850
Alaska, SE
4-6 lbs/fish 1,000 - 900
6-9 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,000
Coho, frozen
Alaska, net caught
4-6 lbs/fish
6-9 lbs/fish
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 700 - 680
4-6 lbs/fish 720 - 700
6-9 lbs/fish 700 - 680
Sockeye, frozen
Russia, Sakhalin, -
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Russia, Kamchatka 720 - 700
Trout, frozen
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 700 - 680
4-6 lbs/fish 740 - 720
6-9 lbs/fish 740 - 720
Europe
1.8-2.7 kg/fish 700 - 680
2.7-3.6 kg/fish 700 - 680
Atlantic, frozen
Norway, dressed
3-4 kg/fish 580 - 520
4-5 kg/fish 600 - 540
Chile
3-4 kg/fish 580 - 520
4-5 kg/fish 600 - 540
Atlantic, fresh
Norway, semi-dressed
3-4 kg/fish 850 - 650
4-5 kg/fish 900 - 700
Chile, semi-dressed
3-4 kg/fish 950 - 750
4-5 kg/fish 1,000 - 800
Scotland, semi-dressed
3-4 kg/fish 950 - 850
4-5 kg/fish 1,000 - 900
King, fresh
New Zealand
4-5 kg/fish 1,000 - 850
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed Alaska& Canada
Over 7 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150
5-7 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,130
4-5 lbs/fish 1,190 1,100
3-4 lbs/fish 1,050 - 1,000
2-3 lbs/fish 1,000 - 920
1-2 lbs/fish 950 - 850
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
ROCK SOLE, with roe L 450
M 450
S 430
ABALONE, live Japan Kuro 9,500 - 8,500
Ezo 12,000 - 9,500
Tokobushi 4,800 - 4,000
Australia 5,000 - 4,700
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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