WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
                                
February 22 - March 10, 2000
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
107-111 yen = U.S.$1.00 for February 22 - March 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
          Mar. 10      23 fish    Tunisia            7,000- 4,623- 3,000
          Mar.  7      11 fish    Spain              6,600- 5,864- 5,000
          Feb. 22      22 fish    Los Angeles        5,000- 4,050- 3,000
          Mar.  9      16 fish    Greece             4,800- 2,717- 1,800
          Mar.  2      80 fish    Italy              7,000- 3,137- 1,000
                          fish    Turkey                                
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          Mar.  3      59 fish    Fiji               3,800- 1,184-   400
          Mar.  1      34 fish    Taiwan             1,500-   990-   500
          Mar.  9      79 fish    Australia          3,800- 1,435-   600
          Mar. 10      39 fish    Sri Lanka          2,800- 1,677-   500
          Mar. 10      46 fish    Bali               2,500- 1,190    500
                          fish    Cebu                                  
                          fish    Puket                                 
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          Mar.  7      29 fish    Guam                 900-   567-   400
          Mar.  3      16 fish    Sri Lanka          2,000-   783-   400
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          Mar. 10     846 trays   China              1,800 -   300/tray*
          Mar.  1     520 trays   Canada             1,300 - 1,200/tray*
          Mar.  9     995 trays   Chile              1,800 -   500/tray*
          Mar.  7     760 trays   Los Angeles        5,500 -   600/tray*
          Feb. 24     105 trays   San Francisco      6,000 - 1,500/tray*
                          trays   Peru                            /tray*
          Mar. 10   1,186 trays   North America      2,300 -   800/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                     2,000-1,500
FLOUNDER, fresh
                                  Japan                     4,000-2,000
                                  U.S.A.                    1,500-1,000
                                  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       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       640 -   620
                                     4-6 lbs/fish       680 -   660
                                     6-9 lbs/fish       680 -   660
                              Europe
                                  1.8-2.7 kg/fish       650 -   630
                                  2.7-3.6 kg/fish       680 -   660
     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   1,300 - 1,250
                                      5-7 lbs/fish   1,330 - 1,250
                                      4-5 lbs/fish   1,200        
                                      3-4 lbs/fish   1,150 - 1,100
                                      2-3 lbs/fish   1,100 -   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 -   300
ROCK SOLE, with roe                          L       450 -   400
                                             M       450 -   400
                                             S       430 -   380
ABALONE, live                 Japan       Kuro        7,000 - 6,000
                                          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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