WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

December 5 - 16, 2000
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are: -
110-112 yen = U.S.$1.00 for December 5 - 16, 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
          Dec.  8       35 fish    Los Angeles       4,500- 3,430- 3,000
          Dec.  7        7 fish    New York          6,500- 5,040- 4,200
          Dec.  8       37 fish    Turkey            3,300- 2,259- 1,500
          Dec.  8        4 fish    Greece            4,500- 4,050- 3,600
          Dec. 14       33 fish    Spain             5,800- 3,333- 2,000
          Dec. 14       44 fish    Italy             6,000- 2,893- 1,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          Dec.  8        3 fish    New Zealand       3,800- 2,450- 2,000
          Dec.  5        8 fish    Los Angeles       5,300- 4,400- 2,800
          Dec. 14       84 fish    Australia         3,800- 1,627-   700
          Dec. 14       63 fish    Sri Lanka         2,500- 1,243-   600
          Dec. 14       91 fish    Bali              2,200- 1,161-   500
          Dec.  8       33 fish    Sebu              2,510- 1,370-   900
          Dec.  8       38 fish    Guam              2,300- 1,354-   500
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          Dec. 14       31 fish    Bali              1,400-   802-   400
          Dec. 12       34 fish    Australia         1,700- 1,150-   500
          Dec.  6        8 fish    New Zealand       1,800-   960    450

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          Dec. 16      423 trays   China             1,300 -   500/tray*
          Dec. 16      144 trays   Oregon            2,500 -   800/tray*
          Dec. 11       80 trays   Peru                        700/tray*
          Dec. 16    1,374 trays   Los Angeles       6,000 - 1,300/tray*
          Dec. 16      989 trays   San Francisco     2,700 - 1,100/tray*
          Dec. 16      722 trays   North America (green sea urchin)     
                                                     3,900 - 1,400/tray*
          Dec. 16       48 trays   Korea, North      1,500 -   500/tray*
          Dec. 16    1,441 trays   Canada            1,600 -   650/tray*
          Dec.             trays   Mexico                         /tray*
          Dec. 16      230 trays   Japan (white)    17,000 - 2,800/tray*
          Dec. 16    1,952 trays   Japan (red)       7,200 - 2,000/tray*
               *(tray=280-350 grams in net weight)
ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed
                         Fresh  Japan      Top grade         6,000-4,000
                                                                    
                         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             3,600-3,400
                                           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              3,500-3,400
                                        Grade 2              3,100-3,000
                                        Grade 3              2,700-2,600
                              Bristol Bay
                                        Grade 1              2,900-2,700
                                        Grade 2              2,500-2,300
                                        Grade 3              2,100-1,900
                              Kodiak
                                        Grade 1                         
                                        Grade 2                         
                                        Grade 3                         
                    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            3,800-3,500
                                          Grade 2            3,400-3,100
                                        Grade 3              3,000-2,700
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
                              Japan     Grade 1              6,700-6,500
                              Kodiak    Grade 1                         
                              SE        Grade 1              4,500-4,400
                              SE        Grade 2                         
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Russia                         4,000-3,800
                              Japan                          6,000-5,600
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              430 -   420
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              470 -   450
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              480 -   460
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              440 -   420
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              440 -   420
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              450 -   430
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish           420 -   400
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish           450 -   430
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish           500 -   480
     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 -   800
                              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)         9,500 - 9,000
                                    Ezo: 400-500 gm       10,500 -11,000
                                        About 300 gm      10,000 - 9,000
                                        About 100 gm               7,500
                                    Tokobushi                           
                              Australia                    5,500 - 5,000
                              Taiwan  Tokobushi              2,800-2,500

SARDINE, fresh, extra large        Japan                     1,300-1,200

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            1,250 - 1,200
                                   3-4 lbs/fish            1,150 - 1,140
                                   2-3 lbs/fish              970 -   950
                                   1-2 lbs/fish              850 -   830
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                        4,500 - 1,500
                              U.S.A.                       1,200 -   900
                              Korea, North                              
                              China                        2,200 - 1,400

Oyster, live
                              Japan, Sanriku               2,500 - 1,000
                              Japan, Hiroshima             2,000 - 1,000

Skipjack tuna, fresh, pole-and-line
                              Japan, Kesenuma
                                   4-3 kg/fish             1,000 -   900

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

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