WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
119-121 yen = U.S.$1.00 for April 2 - 16, 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
          April 16     24 fish    Italy              5,000- 2,178- 1,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          April 13     54 fish    Sri Lanka          1,700-   897-   400
          April 16     73 fish    Bali               2,000- 1,040-   400
          April 13     29 fish    Australia          3,800- 1,719-   700
          April 16     40 fish    Fiji               5,000- 1,899-   400
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          April 13      4 fish    Australia          3,000- 2,425- 1,500
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          April 16    906 trays   North America      3,600 - 1,500/tray*
          April 9     675 trays   Canada             3,600 -   500/tray*
          April 9   1,592 trays   Chile              1,500 -   750/tray*
          April 9     183 trays   Los Angeles        9,000 - 3,300/tray*
          April 16    630 trays   San Francisco      4,600 -   700/tray*
          April 9   3,035 packs                      1,100 -  100/pack**
     *(tray=280-380 grams in net weight)  **(pack= 100 grams in net weight)
ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed, frozen
                                          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:        Alaska      Grade A                   
                                           Grade B                   
                                           Grade C                   
                    Chum:       Alaska      Grade A                   
                                           Grade B                   
                                           Grade C                   
                    Pink:       SE, Alaska  Grade A      2,000 - 1,800
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
                              Japan       Top grade    5,500 - 5,200
                              Alaska                   3,500 - 3,300
OYSTER, fresh
          April 16                Sanriku, Japan           1,000        
                                  Hiroshima, Japan           800 -   700
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
          April 8                 Japan                    1,300 - 1,000

FLOUNDER, fresh
          April 8                 Japan                   3,500 - 2,500
          April 8                 U.S.A.                  2,500 - 1,300
          April 8                 China                   3,000 - 1,500
SALMON
     Red, frozen, dressed, IQF, grade A
                              Bristol Bay, Alaska
                                     2-4 lbs/fish     1,150 - 1,100
                                     4-6 lbs/fish     1,200 - 1,150
                                     6-9 lbs/fish     1,250 - 1,200
                              SE, Alaska
                                     2-4 lbs/fish     1,150 - 1,100
                                     4-6 lbs/fish     1,200 - 1,150
                                     6-9 lbs/fish     1,300 - 1,250
     Red, fresh, wild
                              Alaska
     Silver, frozen, dressed
                              Chile  2-4 lbs/fish       720 -   700
                                     4-6 lbs/fish       760 -   750
                                     6-9 lbs/fish       750 -   740
     Silver, frozen, Net
                             Alaska   4-6 lbs/fish       620 -   600
     King, fresh
                            New Zealand  3-4 kg/fish   1,000 -   850
     Atlantic, fresh, semi-dressed, standard grade
                             Norway    3-4 kg/fish       900 -   700
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed         Alaska& Canada
                                   Over 7 lbs/fish   1,050 - 1,000
                                      5-7 lbs/fish   1,100 - 1,030
                                      4-5 lbs/fish   1,100 - 1,050
                                      3-4 lbs/fish   1,000 -   980
                                      2-3 lbs/fish     950 -   930
                                      1-2 lbs/fish             900
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  480 -   450
                                                   FA  450 -   420
                                   Land-processed:     380 -   300
ROCK SOLE, with roe                          L       550 -   350
                                             M       480 -   370
                                             S       450        
ABALONE, live                 Japan       Kuro        7,500 - 7,000
                                          Ezo         9,500 - 7,000
                                          Tokobushi   3,500 - 2,000
                              Australia               5,000 - 4,500
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Source:   NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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