WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
                                
August 21 - September 2, 2000
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
106 - 108 yen = U.S.$1.00 for August 21 - September 2, 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
          Aug. 28      3 fish    Australia           2,100- 1,000
          Aug. 31     10 fish    Boston              5,400- 3,400-   800
          Aug. 28      4 fish    Canada              4,100- 3,650- 3,500
          Aug. 28     11 fish    Spain               2,000- 1,600- 1,200
          Aug. 24      1 fish    Greece              2,000
          Aug. 21      1 fish    New Zealand         3,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          Aug. 31     11 fish    Guam                1,300-   960-   600
          Aug. 28      4 fish    New York            2,000- 1,670- 1,500
          Aug. 30     14 fish    Australia           2,600- 1,231-   500
          Aug.           fish    Cebu                                   
          Aug. 24     35 fish    Bali                1,400-   850-   400
          Aug. 31     19 fish    New Zealand         3,500- 1,629- 1,000
          Aug.           fish    Fiji                                   
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          Aug. 28      2 fish    New Zealand         1,000-          800
          Aug. 28     12 fish    Australia           1,600- 1,200-   800
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          Sept. 2    170 trays   China               2,500 - 1,700/tray*
          Sept. 2     84 trays   Mexico              1,100 -   600/tray*
          Sept. 2  1,660 trays   Chile               1,300 -   250/tray*
          Sept. 2  1,303 trays   Los Angeles         8,000 -   300/tray*
          Sept. 2  1,487 trays   San Francisco       3,600 -   300/tray*
          Aug. 21    788 trays   Peru                1,600 -   550/tray*
          Aug. 22     61 trays   Korea, North                1,300/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          5,200
                                              Medium         4,200
                                              Small          4,000
HERRING ROE ON KELP
                              Canada                   5,000-3,000
                              San Francisco            3,500-3,000
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted, processed
                    Sockeye   Copper River
                                        Grade 1              3,000-2,800
                                        Grade 2              2,600-2,400
                                        Grade 3              2,200-2,000
                              Bristol Bay
                                        Grade 1              2,800-2,600
                                        Grade 2              2,400-2,200
                                        Grade 3              2,000-1,800
                              Kodiak
                                        Grade 1              2,900-2,700
                                        Grade 2              2,500-2,300
                                        Grade 3              2,100-1,900
               Salmon-trout   Northern Europe
                                        Grade 1              3,500-3,300
                                        Grade 2              3,000-2,800
                                        Grade 3              2,500-2,300
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
                              Japan     Grade 1                         
                              Kodiak/PWS     Grade 1         3,800-3,600
                              SE        Grade 1              4,200-4,000

SARDINE, fresh, extra large
                              Japan                                1,500
FLOUNDER, fresh
                              Japan                          4,500-2,500
                              U.S.A.                         2,000-1,500
                              Korea, North                         1,500
SALMON
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
                              Alaska, Bristol Bay, standard grade
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              540 -   530
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              540 -   530
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              510 -   500
                              Alaska, Copper River
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              750 -   700
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              800 -   770
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              850 -   800
                              Alaska, Kodiak
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                         
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                         
                              Alaska, Cook Inlet
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                         
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                         
     Coho, frozen
                              Alaska, net caught
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                         
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                         
                              Chile, dressed
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              530 -   520
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              530 -   520
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              520 -   510
     Sockeye, frozen, semi-dressed
                              Russia, Sakhalin,              750 -   650
                              Russia, Kamchatka              800 -   750
     Trout, frozen
                              Chile, dressed
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              530 -   510
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              550 -   520
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              550 -   520
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish           530 -   500
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish           550 -   530
     Atlantic, frozen
                              Norway, dressed
                                   3-4 kg/fish               640 -   620
                                   4-5 kg/fish               670 -   650
                              Chile
                                   3-4 kg/fish               620 -   600
                                   4-5 kg/fish               650 -   630
     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
     King, fresh                   New Zealand
                                   3-4 kg/fish             1,050 - 1,000
                                                                        
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed         Alaska& Canada
                                   Over 7 lbs/fish         1,300 - 1,250
                                   5-7 lbs/fish            1,300 - 1,250
                                   4-5 lbs/fish                    1,200
                                   3-4 lbs/fish                    1,150
                                   2-3 lbs/fish            1,000 -   950
                                   1-2 lbs/fish              900 -   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 -   380
                                             FA              470        
                              Land-processed:                380 -   250
ROCK SOLE, with roe                          L               450 -   380
                                             M               450 -   400
                                             S               430 -   380
ABALONE, live                 Japan     Kuro               8,000 - 7,000
                                   Ezo, over 300gm        10,000 - 9,000
                                       Under 300gm         9,500 - 9,000
                                        Tokobushi          4,000 - 3,500
                              Australia                    5,500 - 5,000
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Source:   NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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