WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

March 25 - April 10, 2000
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
104-107 yen = U.S.$1.00 for March 25 - April 10, 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
          Apr.  7      47 fish    Tunisia            6,000- 3,244- 1,300
          Mar. 31       3 fish    Spain              5,500- 4,800       
          Mar. 30       3 fish    New Zealand        7,000- 6,200- 6,000
          Mar. 30      13 fish    Greece             6,500- 3,380- 2,000
          Apr.  6      72 fish    Italy              9,000- 4,456- 2,000
          Apr.  7      12 fish    Turkey             2,400- 1,800       
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          Mar. 31      24 fish    New Zealand        5,800- 3,320-   800
          Apr.  4      23 fish    Fiji               3,000- 1,549-   700
          Apr.  6      66 fish    Australia          5,600- 2,202-   700
          Apr.  7      77 fish    Sri Lanka          2,900- 1,248-   500
          Apr.  7     109 fish    Bali               1,800- 1,023    400
                          fish    Cebu                                  
                          fish    Puket                                 
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          Apr.  4      12 fish    Bali               1,200-   936-   850
          Mar. 31       2 fish    New Zealand        3,800- 1,500       
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          Apr.  7   1,713 trays   China              3,200 -   600/tray*
          Apr.  7   1,143 trays   Canada             4,000 -   600/tray*
          Mar. 25     946 trays   Chile              2,300 -   800/tray*
          Apr. 10   2,244 trays   Los Angeles        9,000 - 6,000/tray*
          Apr. 10   2,311 trays   San Francisco      4,600 - 1,000/tray*
          Mar. 25      87 trays   Alaska             2,800     500/tray*
          Mar. 25     725 trays   North America      3,500 - 1,600/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       3,100-2,900
                                        Grade 2       2,700-2,500
                                        Grade 3       2,300-2,100
                    Pink        Alaska, SE
                                        Grade 1       2,100-1,900
                                        Grade 2       1,700-1,500
                                        Grade 3       1,300-1,100
                    Coho        Alaska
                                        Grade 1       3,000-2,800
                                        Grade 2       2,600-2,400
                                        Grade 3       2,200-2,000
               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       4,500-4,000
                                Canada, BC  Grade 1                  
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
                                  Japan                     2,000-1,500
FLOUNDER, fresh
                                  Japan                     4,500-2,000
                                  U.S.A.                    2,000-1,300
                                  China                     2,200-1,300
SALMON
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
                              Alaska, Bristol Bay, standard grade
                                     2-4 lbs/fish       620 -   600
                                     4-6 lbs/fish       620 -   600
                                     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       620 -   610
                                     4-6 lbs/fish       630 -   620
                                     6-9 lbs/fish       570 -   550
     Sockeye, frozen
                              Russia, Sakhalin,             -      
                              Russia, Kamchatka         720 -   700
     Trout, frozen
                              Chile, dressed
                                     2-4 lbs/fish       600 -   580
                                     4-6 lbs/fish       660 -   630
                                     6-9 lbs/fish       650 -   620
                              Europe
                                  1.8-2.7 kg/fish       650 -   630
                                  2.7-3.6 kg/fish       660 -   640
     Atlantic, frozen
                              Norway, dressed
                                     3-4 kg/fish        560 -   550
                                     4-5 kg/fish        620 -   600
                              Chile
                                     3-4 kg/fish        620 -   600
                                     4-5 kg/fish        620 -   600
     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   1,330 - 1,290
                                      5-7 lbs/fish   1,350 - 1,300
                                      4-5 lbs/fish   1,300   1,280
                                      3-4 lbs/fish   1,200        
                                      2-3 lbs/fish   1,100 - 1,000
                                      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 -   400
                                             M       450 -   400
                                             S       430 -   380
ABALONE, live                 Japan       Kuro        7,500 - 6,500
                                          Ezo         9,800 - 9,000
                                          Tokobushi   4,800 - 4,000
                              Australia               5,500 - 4,500

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

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