WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

July 16-23, 2001
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
124-125 yen = U.S.$1.00 for July 16-23, 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
          07/16          1 fish    New Zealand                     2,500
          07/18          1 fish    Australia                       1,800
          07/23         10 fish    Spain             2,300- 1,590- 1,000
          07/23         23 fish    Boston            8,500- 5,423- 3,900
                           fish    Italy                                
                           fish    Turkey                               
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          07/23         32 fish    New Zealand       6,500- 2,716-   600
          07/23         59 fish    Australia         4,800- 2,200-   800
          07/19         72 fish    Sri Lanka         1,800-   972-   400
          07/18          1 fish    New York                        2,500
          07/17          1 fish    Spain                           3,900
          07/17         38 fish    Fiji              5,500- 1,836-   500
          07/23         47 fish    Bali              2,000- 1,515-   600
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
                           fish    Bali                                 
          07/23          8 fish    Fiji              1,900- 1,063-   300
          07/19         10 fish    Australia         2,500- 1,630- 1,000
     
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          07/23      2,852 trays   China              1,300-   500/tray*
                           trays   Alaska                         /tray*
          07/23        689 trays   Chile              1,700-   500/tray*
          07/23        961 trays   Los Angeles        3,700-   700/tray*
          07/16        144 trays   San Francisco      1,800-   900/tray*
                           trays   North America (green sea urchin)     
                                                                  /tray*
          07/21        661 trays   Korea, North       2,100- 2,000/tray*
                           trays   Canada                         /tray*
                           trays   Oregon                         /tray*
          07/23      1,859 trays   Japan (white)     12,000- 8,000/tray*
          07/23      1,481 trays   Japan (red)        7,700- 1,500/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
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Species                       Origin                 Price range(yen/kg)
                                                              High   Low
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HERRING ROE ON KELP
                              Canada                         5,000-3,000
                              San Francisco                             
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
                    Sockeye   Kodiak
                                        Grade 1              3,600-3,500
                                        Grade 2              3,200-3,100
                                        Grade 3              2,800-2,700
                              Copper River
                                        Grade 1              3,900-3,800
                                        Grade 2              3,500-3,400
                                        Grade 3              3,100-3,000
                    King      Copper River
                                        Grade 1              3,700-3,400
                                        Grade 2              3,300-3,000
                                        Grade 3              2,900-2,600
                    Chum        Copper River
                                        Grade 1              3,700-3,600
                                        Grade 2              3,300-3,200
                                        Grade 3              2,900-2,800
               Salmon-trout   Northern Europe
                                             Grade 1         3,800-3,700
                                             Grade 2         3,400-3,300
               Coho           Chile
                                           Grade 1           3,700-3,600
                                           Grade 2           3,400-3,300
                                           Grade 3           3,100-3,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
                              Japan     Top grade            5,500-5,000
                                        Standard grade       4,800-4,300
                              Import                         3,800-3,600
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Russia                         4,000-3,500
                              Japan                          5,500-5,000
SALMON
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
                              Kodiak
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                      650
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                660-  650
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                         
                              Copper River
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                750-  730
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                850-  830
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                900-  880
     Sockeye, frozen, semi-dressed, drift-net
                              Russia, Sakhalin,                   -     
                              Russia, Kamchatka                   -     
     King, frozen
                              New Zealand
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                700-  650
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                750-  700

     Coho, frozen, dressed
                              Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                450-  430
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                450-  430
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                420-  400
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                450-  430
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                450-  430
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                420-  400
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish             460-  430
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish             460-  430
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish             430-  410
     Atlantic, frozen, dressed     Norway
                                   3-4 kg/fish                 530-  520
                                   4-5 kg/fish                 520-  500
                                   5-6 kg/fish                 540-  520
                              Chile
                                   3-4 kg/fish                 500-  480
                                   4-5 kg/fish                 520-  500
     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)                 8,500
                                    Ezo: 400-500 gm        10,500-11,000
                                        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                       600-  400

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-  900
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                 480-  460
                                             S                          

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

FLOUNDER, fresh
                              Japan                          3,000-1,500
                              U.S.A.                         1,400-1,300
                              Korea, North                        -     
                              China                          1,600-1,300

Skipjack tuna, fresh, pole-and-line
                              Japan
                                         3 kg/fish         700-  300
                                   2.5-2.6 kg/fish         350-  250
                                         2 kg/fish         300-  150
                                   1.7-1.8 kg/fish            -     

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

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