WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange rates are:
108-110 yen = U.S.$1.00 for February 5 - 21, 2000.
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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. 18 31 fish Tunisia 8,000- 3,265- 1,000
Feb. 8 23 fish Spain 5,500- 4,263- 3,000
Feb. 18 34 fish Los Angeles 4,000- 3,500- 3,000
Feb. 10 47 fish Greece 4,700- 2,457- 1,000
Feb. 17 54 fish Italy 9,000- 4,330- 1,000
Feb. 18 33 fish Turkey 5,500- 2,245- 1,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Feb. 18 30 fish Fiji 4,500- 1,862- 800
Feb. fish Indonesia
Feb. 17 100 fish Australia 5,700- 1,615- 700
Feb. 18 25 fish Sri Lanka 2,600- 1,078- 500
Feb. 18 31 fish Bali 3,000- 1,232 400
Feb. fish Cebu
Feb. 9 54 fish Puket 1,500- 835- 400
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Feb. 15 26 fish Fiji 1,400- 1,039- 400
Feb. 8 30 fish Sri Lanka 1,700- 811- 500
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
Feb. 18 910 trays China 3,000 - 1,300/tray*
Feb. 15 673 trays Canada 4,300 - 1,500/tray*
Feb. 21 1,355 trays Chile 3,600 - 1,300/tray*
Feb. 17 908 trays Los Angeles 6,100 - 1,300/tray*
Feb. 5 83 trays San Francisco 1,800 - 1,600/tray*
trays Peru /tray*
Feb. 18 1,519 trays North America 3,600 - 2,300/tray*
*(tray=280-350 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 5,500-4,500
Medium 4,500-3,600
Small 4,000-3,300
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 3,300-3,200
Grade 2 2,900-2,800
Grade 3 2,500-2,400
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
Salmon-trout Northern Europe
Grade 1 3,900-3,800
Grade 2 3,500-3,400
Grade 3 3,100-3,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Grade 1 5,800-5,500
Alaska Grade 1 4,000-3,600
Canada, BC Grade 1
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
Japan 2,000-1,000
FLOUNDER, fresh
Japan 4,000-2,000
U.S.A. 2,000-1,000
China
SALMON
Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
Alaska, Bristol Bay, standard grade
2-4 lbs/fish 600 - 590
4-6 lbs/fish 600 - 580
6-9 lbs/fish 620 - 600
Alaska, False Pass
2-4 lbs/fish 620 - 600
4-6 lbs/fish 620 - 600
6-9 lbs/fish 620 - 600
Alaska, Copper River
4-6 lbs/fish 750 - 720
6-9 lbs/fish 750 - 720
Alaska, Cook Inlet
4-6 lbs/fish 700 - 650
6-9 lbs/fish 700 - 650
Coho, frozen
Alaska, net caught
4-6 lbs/fish
6-9 lbs/fish
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 650 - 620
4-6 lbs/fish 650 - 620
6-9 lbs/fish 640 - 610
Sockeye, frozen
Russia, Sakhalin, -
Russia, Kamchatka 720 - 700
Trout, frozen
Chile, dressed
2-4 lbs/fish 650 - 630
4-6 lbs/fish 660 - 640
6-9 lbs/fish 660 - 640
Europe
1.8-2.7 kg/fish 650 - 630
2.7-3.6 kg/fish 670 - 650
Atlantic, frozen
Norway, dressed
3-4 kg/fish 580 - 520
4-5 kg/fish 620 - 580
Chile
3-4 kg/fish 580 - 520
4-5 kg/fish 620 - 580
Atlantic, fresh
Norway, semi-dressed
3-4 kg/fish 850 - 750
4-5 kg/fish 950 - 750
Chile, semi-dressed
3-4 kg/fish 900 - 800
4-5 kg/fish 1,000 - 800
Scotland, semi-dressed
3-4 kg/fish 950 - 850
4-5 kg/fish 1,000 - 900
Australia, semi-dressed
3-4 kg/fish 1,000 - 950
4-5 kg/fish 1,000 - 950
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed Alaska& Canada
Over 7 lbs/fish 1,270 - 1,220
5-7 lbs/fish 1,270 - 1,220
4-5 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150
3-4 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,100
2-3 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,050
1-2 lbs/fish 950 - 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 500 - 450
FA 470 - 420
Land-processed: 380
ROCK SOLE, with roe L 450 - 400
M 450 - 400
S 430 - 380
ABALONE, live Japan Kuro 9,500 - 8,500
Ezo 10,000 - 8,000
Tokobushi 4,800 - 4,000
Australia 5,500 - 5,000
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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