WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
                                
November 13 - 30, 2000
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are: -
108-110 yen = U.S.$1.00 for November 13- 30, 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
          Nov. 30        3 fish    Los Angeles       5,000- 4,400- 4,000
          Nov. 30       10 fish    New York          6,000- 4,480- 3,000
          Nov. 29       15 fish    Turkey            5,000- 1,900- 1,000
          Nov. 30        6 fish    Greece            3,500- 2,100- 1,300
          Nov. 30       22 fish    Spain             4,600- 4,200- 3,000
          Nov. 29       12 fish    Italy             5,000- 3,000-   800
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          Nov. 30       12 fish    New York          4,300- 3,100- 2,000
          Nov. 30        2 fish    Los Angeles                     1,800
          Nov. 30       37 fish    Australia         2,700- 1,320-   700
          Nov. 30       23 fish    Sri Lanka         2,500- 1,174-   600
          Nov. 30       47 fish    Bali              1,700- 1,097-   600
          Nov. 30        6 fish    New Zealand       3,000- 1,960- 1,300
          Nov.             fish    Puket                                
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          Nov. 29       14 fish    Puket             1,800-   878-   400
          Nov. 29       18 fish    Australia         1,800-   850-   400
          Nov. 28        6 fish    New Zealand       2,000- 1,000    500

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          Nov. 30      202 trays   China             1,000 -   900/tray*
          Nov. 13       80 trays   Oregon            1,600 - 1,000/tray*
          Nov. 27      144 trays   Peru                900 -   150/tray*
          Nov. 30      847 trays   Los Angeles       5,000 -   500/tray*
          Nov. 27      448 trays   San Francisco     2,600 -   350/tray*
          Nov. 30      590 trays   North America (green sea urchin)     
                                                     1,700 -   700/tray*
          Nov. 15       70 trays   Korea, North      1,500 - 1,400/tray*
          Nov. 30    1,476 trays   Canada            1,700 -   700/tray*
          Nov. 30      129 trays   Mexico            1,500 -   750/tray*
          Nov. 30      113 trays   Japan (white)    15,000 - 1,000/tray*
          Nov. 30    2,274 trays   Japan (red)      12,500 - 1,200/tray*
               *(tray=280-350 grams in net weight)
ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed
                         Fresh  Japan      Top grade         6,000-4,000
                                         Standard            4,000-3,000
                         Frozen    Grade 1  Small                  3,500
                                            Medium                 4,300
                                   Grade 2  Small                  2,800
                                            Medium                 3,200
HERRING ROE, salted
                              Canada       Large             5,000-4,500
                                           Medium                  4,200
                                           Small                   4,000
                              San Francisco  Large                 3,600
                                           Medium            3,200-3,100
                                           Small             3,200-3,000
HERRING ROE ON KELP
                              Canada                         5,000-3,000
                              San Francisco                             
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
                    Sockeye   Kenei
                                        Grade 1              3,200-3,000
                                        Grade 2              2,800-2,600
                                        Grade 3              2,400-2,200
                              Bristol Bay
                                        Grade 1              3,000-2,800
                                        Grade 2              2,600-2,400
                                        Grade 3              2,200-2,000
                              Kodiak
                                        Grade 1              3,000-2,900
                                        Grade 2              2,600-2,500
                                        Grade 3              2,200-2,100
                    Pink      Cordova/Kodiak
                                        Grade 1              2,200-2,000
                                        Grade 2              1,900-1,700
                                        Grade 3              1,600-1,400
                                SE
                                        Grade 1              2,100-1,900
                                        Grade 2              1,800-1,600
                                        Grade 3              1,500-1,300
               Salmon-trout   
                              Denmark     Grade 1                  3,800
                              Finland     Grade 1                  3,200
                                        Grade                           
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
                              Japan     Grade 1              6,700-6,500
                              Kodiak    Grade 1                         
                              SE        Grade 1              4,700-4,500
                              SE        Grade 2                         
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Russia                         4,000-3,800
                              Japan, Sanriku                 6,000-5,500
SALMON
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
                              Bristol Bay
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              570 -   550
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              540 -   530
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              520 -   510
                              Copper River
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              750 -   700
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              800 -   770
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              850 -   800
     Sockeye, frozen, semi-dressed, drift-net
                              Russia, Sakhalin,              650 -   550
                              Russia, Kamchatka              700 -   600
     Sockeye, frozen, semi-dressed, set-net
                              Russia                         500 -   450
     Chum, frozen, semi-dressed, drift-net
                              Russia                         450 -   250
     Coho, frozen, dressed
                              Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              470 -   450
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              470 -   450
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              490 -   460
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              450 -   430
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              450 -   430
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              470 -   450
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish           430 -   410
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish           450 -   430
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish           470 -   450
     Atlantic, frozen, dressed     Norway
                                   3-4 kg/fish               500 -   460
                                   4-5 kg/fish               520 -   480
                                   5-6 kg/fish               540 -   500
                              Chile
                                   3-4 kg/fish               500 -   460
                                   4-5 kg/fish               520 -   480
     Atlantic, fresh, semi-dressed
                              Norway
                                   3-4 kg/fish               750 -   650
                                   4-5 kg/fish               800 -   700
                              Chile
                                   3-4 kg/fish               800 -   700
                                   4-5 kg/fish               900 -   700
                              Scotland, semi-dressed
                                   3-4 kg/fish               850 -   800
                                   4-5 kg/fish               950 -   900
     King, fresh              New Zealand
                                   3-4 kg/fish               950 -   850

ABALONE, live                 Japan  Kuro (Kyushu)        10,000 - 9,500
                                    Ezo: 400-500 gm       10,500 -11,000
                                        About 300 gm      10,000 - 8,500
                                        About 100 gm               7,000
                                    Tokobushi                           
                              Australia                    5,500 - 5,000
                              Taiwan  Tokobushi                    2,500

SARDINE, fresh, extra large        Japan                           2,300

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed         Alaska& Canada
                                   Over 7 lbs/fish         1,350 - 1,300
                                   5-7 lbs/fish            1,380 - 1,300
                                   4-5 lbs/fish            1,220 - 1,190
                                   3-4 lbs/fish            1,170 - 1,150
                                   2-3 lbs/fish              980 -   950
                                   1-2 lbs/fish              880 -   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
ROCK SOLE, with roe                          L               480 -   450
                                             M               480 -   450
                                             S                          

SURIMI, frozen                Ship-processed: SA             500 -   380
                              Ship-processed: FA             470        
                              Land-processed:                380 -   250

FLOUNDER, fresh
                              Japan                        4,000 - 1,000
                              U.S.A.                       1,600 -   800
                              Korea, North                              
                              China                        1,500 - 1,000

Oyster, live
                              Japan, Sanriku               1,800 -   600
                              Japan, Hiroshima             1,800 -   800

Skipjack tuna, fresh, pole-and-line
                              Japan, Kesenuma
                                        3 kg/fish          1,200 -   900

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Source:   NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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