WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

September 14-21, 2001
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rate is: 
117-118 yen = U.S.$1.00 for September 14-21, 2001.

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Species   Date of sale   Sales     Origin            Price range (yen/kg)
           (Month/date)   volume                      High  Average  Low
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BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh
          09/17          3 fish    New Zealand         3,500-2,000-1,500
          09/17          1 fish    Malta                           3,800
          09/21         21 fish    Canada              6,300-4,068-2,000
          09/20         30 fish    Boston              7,000-5,093-3,100
          09/20          4 fish    Italy               2,000-1,400      
          09/21         24 fish    Turkey              3,000-1,825-1,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          09/19         44 fish    New Zealand         3,500-1,531-  500
          09/20         67 fish    Australia           4,500-1,746-  800
          09/21         44 fish    Sri Lanka           1,500-1,059-  650
          09/21         47 fish    Bali                2,000-1,029-  500
          09/14         43 fish    Viet Nam            3,300-1,462-  700
          09/19          2 fish    Canada              1,800-1,500      
          09/21        172 fish    Guam                2,300-1,050-  400
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          09/17          4 fish    New Zealand         2,000-1,600-1,200
          09/21         11 fish    Fiji                1,800-1,300-  700
          09/20         37 fish    Australia           2,200-1,427-  700
     
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          09/21      1,302 trays   China               4,300-1,500/tray*
                           trays   Alaska                         /tray*
          09/14        562 trays   Chile               3,300-1,600/tray*
          09/21        445 trays   Los Angeles         8,000-2,600/tray*
          09/18        715 trays   San Francisco       3,000-1,400/tray*
                           trays   North America (green sea urchin)     
                                                                  /tray*
                           trays   Oregon                         /tray*
          09/14         40 trays   Canada              3,000-2,600/tray*
          09/20        648 trays   Korea, North        2,700-2,400/tray*
          09/21      1,093 trays   Japan (white)      10,000-4,300/tray*
          09/21        582 trays   Japan (red)         9,000-5,500/tray*
               *(tray=280-350 grams in net weight)
ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed
                         Fresh  Japan      Top grade        5,500-4,000
                                                                    
                         Frozen    Grade 1  Small                 3,500
                                            Medium                4,300
                                   Grade 2  Small                 2,800
                                            Medium                3,200
HERRING ROE, salted
                              Canada       Large            4,800-4,500
                                           Medium                 4,200
                                           Small                  4,000
                              San Francisco  Large          3,600-3,400
                                           Medium           3,500-3,200
                                           Small            3,400-3,100
HERRING ROE ON KELP
                              Canada                         5,000-3,000
                              San Francisco                             
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
                    Sockeye   Kenai
                                        Grade 1                    3,600
                                        Grade 2                    3,200
                                        Grade 3                    2,800
                              Bristol Bay 
                                        Grade 1              3,100-2,900
                                        Grade 2              2,700-2,600
                                        Grade 3                    2,300
                    King      Copper River
                                        Grade 1                         
                                        Grade 2                         
                                        Grade 3                         
                    Pink        Canada
                                        Grade 1              2,100-2,000
                                        Grade 2              1,800-1,700
                                        Grade 3              1,500-1,400
               Salmon-trout   Northern Europe
                                             Grade 1         3,800-3,700
                                             Grade 2         3,400-3,300
               Coho           Chile
                                           Grade 1                      
                                           Grade 2                      
                                           Grade 3                      
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
                              Japan     Top grade                  5,000
                                        Standard grade       4,200-4,000
                              Import                         4,300-4,200
SALMON ROE (SUJIKL), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Russia                         2,600-2,400
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Japan                          3,600-3,500
SALMON
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
                              Bristol Bay
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 550- 520
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 550- 520
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 530- 500
                              Cook Inlet
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 600- 570
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 600- 570
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 600- 570
                              Southeast
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 650- 620
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 650- 570
     
                              Canada
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 700- 680
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 750- 730
     Coho, frozen, dressed
                              Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 300- 280
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 350- 320
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 330- 310
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 320- 300
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 350- 320
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 350- 320
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish              320- 300
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish              350- 320
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish              380- 360
     Atlantic, frozen, dressed     Norway
                                   3-4 kg/fish                  450- 430
                                   4-5 kg/fish                  450- 430
                                   5-6 kg/fish                  430- 400
                              Chile
                                   3-4 kg/fish                  350- 320
                                   4-5 kg/fish                  380- 370
     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                  850- 750
                              Scotland, semi-dressed
                                   3-4 kg/fish                  850- 800
                                   4-5 kg/fish                  900- 850
     King, fresh              New Zealand
                                   4-5 kg/fish                  850- 750

ABALONE, live                 Japan  Kuro (Kyushu)         10,000- 9,000
                                    Ezo: 400-500 gm        11,500-11,000
                                        About 300 gm        10,000      
                                        About 200 gm        10,000-9,500
                                    Tokobushi                3,500-2,500
                              Australia                      6,000-5,500
                              Taiwan  Tokobushi              2,500-2,000

SARDINE, fresh, large              Japan                              1,000- 800

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed         Alaska& Canada                               
     
                                   Over 7 lbs/fish           1,330-1,300
                                   5-7 lbs/fish              1,300-1,230
                                   4-5 lbs/fish              1,230-1,200
                                   3-4 lbs/fish              1,150-1,130
                                   2-3 lbs/fish              1,050-1,030
                                   1-2 lbs/fish                950-  920
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                  500- 490
                                             M                  500- 480

ROCK SOLE, without roe                                        L         250- 240
                                             M                  250- 240

SURIMI, frozen                Ship-processed: SA                450- 380
                              Ship-processed: FA                400     
                              Land-processed:                   380- 250

FLOUNDER, fresh
                              Japan                          4,500-2,000
                              U.S.A.                         1,800-1,100
                              Korea, North                        -     
                              China                                     

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh, pole-and-line
                              Japan
                                         3 kg/fish               700-300
                                   2.5-2.6 kg/fish               200-150
                                         2 kg/fish                      
                                   1.7-1.8 kg/fish            -    

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

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