WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

January 5-22, 2001
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are: -
116-119 yen = U.S.$1.00 for January 5-22, 2001.

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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
          Jan. 19       49 fish    Los Angeles       4,500- 2,982- 2,800
          Jan. 22       53 fish    Tunisia           4,700- 2,838- 2,000
          Jan. 12        7 fish    Turkey            3,400- 2,380- 1,500
          Jan. 12        1 fish    Greece                          1,000
          Jan. 19       42 fish    Spain             5,000- 4,211- 3,750
          Jan. 12       12 fish    Italy             5,500- 4,300- 2,700
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          Jan. 12       20 fish    New Zealand       7,000- 2,700-   800
          Jan.  5        3 fish    Hawaii            4,000- 3,000- 2,800
          Jan. 18      109 fish    Australia         4,900- 1,596-   400
          Jan. 19       69 fish    Sri Lanka         2,400- 1,074-   500
          Jan. 19      163 fish    Bali              3,100- 1,035-   400
          Jan.  5       42 fish    Fiji              4,500- 2,013-   500
          Jan.             fish    Guam                                 
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          Jan. 16       23 fish    Sri Lanka         1,800-   989-   500
          Jan. 19        7 fish    Australia         3,000- 1,266-   500
          Jan. 18        7 fish    New Zealand       2,800- 1,472    900

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          Jan. 18      239 trays   China             2,200 - 1,100/tray*
          Jan.  6      120 trays   Oregon            3,400 - 2,000/tray*
          Jan.  5      200 trays   Chile               700 -   200/tray*
          Jan. 20      323 trays   Los Angeles       5,200 - 2,500/tray*
          Jan. 18      162 trays   San Francisco     3,800 -   900/tray*
          Jan. 22    1,379 trays   North America (green sea urchin)     
                                                     4,200 - 1,000/tray*
                           trays   Korea, North            -      /tray*
          Jan. 20      549 trays   Canada            3,000 -   700/tray*
          Jan. 16       27 trays   Mexico                      500/tray*
          Jan. 22    1,347 trays   Japan (white)    14,000 - 1,600/tray*
          Jan. 22    2,273 trays   Japan (red)       6,800 - 2,100/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             4,500-3,000
                                           Medium                  3,500
                                           Small                   3,500
                              San Francisco  Large                   3,600-3,400
                                           Medium            3,200-3,100
                                           Small             3,200-3,000
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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   Kenei
                                        Grade 1              3,500-3,400
                                        Grade 2              3,100-3,000
                                        Grade 3              2,700-2,600
                              Bristol Bay
                                        Grade 1              2,600-2,400
                                        Grade 2              2,200-2,000
                                        Grade 3              1,800-1,600
                              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            3,800-3,700
                                          Grade 2            3,400-3,300
                                        Grade 3              3,000-2,900
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                         3,600-3,500
                              Japan                          6,000-5,600
SALMON
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
                              Bristol Bay
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              560 -   550
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              560 -   550
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              550 -   540
                              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


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Species                       Origin              Price range(yen/kg)
                                                            High     Low
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     Coho, frozen, dressed
                              Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              420 -   410
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              430 -   420
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              450 -   440
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              430 -   420
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              430 -   420
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              450 -   430
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish           420 -   400
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish           430 -   420
                                   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 -   700
                                   4-5 kg/fish               800 -   750
                              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)         8,500 - 7,500
                                    Ezo: 400-500 gm       10,500 -11,000
                                        About 300 gm      10,000 - 9,000
                                        About 100 gm               7,500
                                    Tokobushi                           
                              Australia                            5,500
                              Taiwan  Tokobushi            2,700 - 2,500

SARDINE, fresh, extra large        Japan                   1,500 - 1,100

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

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Species                       Origin              Price range(yen/kg)
                                                            High     Low
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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                        5,000 - 2,000
                              U.S.A.                       2,000 - 1,000
                              Korea, North                              
                              China                        5,000 - 2,500

Oyster, live
                              Japan, Sanriku               2,200 -   800
                              Japan, Hiroshima             1,300 -   800

Skipjack tuna, fresh, pole-and-line
                              Japan, Kesenuma
                                   5-3 kg/fish             1,000 -   900

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

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