WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
                                
April 19 - 28, 2001
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
121-122 yen = U.S.$1.00 for April 19 - 28, 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
          Apr. 26        4 fish    New Zealand       6,000- 4,620- 3,500
          Apr. 26        1 fish    Taiwan            7,000              
          Apr. 27      160 fish    Tunisia           4,200- 1,920- 1,000
          Apr. 27        19fish    Greece            5,000- 3,933- 2,300
          Apr. 27       17 fish    Spain             6,000- 3,964- 2,500
          Apr. 26       36 fish    Italy             7,000- 4,685- 1,500
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          Apr. 27       29 fish    New Zealand       6,000- 2,952- 1,200
          Apr. 26        6 fish    Puket             2,000- 1,222-   600
          Apr. 27       20 fish    Australia         5,500- 2,645-   600
          Apr. 27      110 fish    Sri Lanka         2,600- 1,232-   400
          Apr. 24       36 fish    Bali              1,800- 1,008-   500
          Apr. 27       24 fish    Fiji              6,000- 2,010-   900
          Apr. 27       32 fish    Guam              1,900- 1,127-   600
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          Apr. 24       12 fish    Bali                900-   614-   400
          Apr. 26        4 fish    New Zealand       2,500- 1,800- 1,500
          Apr. 26       12 fish    Australia         4,100- 2,313- 1,000
     
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          Apr. 28    1,742 trays   China             2,000 -   400/tray*
          Apr. 24      422 trays   Alaska            3,800 -   850/tray*
          Apr. 27      420 trays   Chile             1,600 -   650/tray*
          Apr. 28    1,284 trays   Los Angeles      10,500 -   700/tray*
          Apr. 28    1,236 trays   San Francisco     3,500 - 1,000/tray*
          Apr. 28       42 trays   North America (green sea urchin)     
                                                     1,100 -   700/tray*
          Apr.             trays   Korea, North            -      /tray*
          Apr. 28      474 trays   Canada            2,400 -   400/tray*
          Apr. 19       38 trays   Oregon            2,500   1,500/tray*
          Apr. 28      688 trays   Japan (white)     9,500 - 1,800/tray*
          Apr. 28    2,304 trays   Japan (red)       7,300 - 1,800/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   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
                    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
                                 Good grade: Grade 1         4,000-3,900
                                             Grade 2         3,500-3,400
                                 Standard grade:
                                           Grade 1           3,800-3,700
                                           Grade 2           3,400-3,300
                                           Grade 3           3,000-2,900
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
                              Japan     Top grade            6,300-6,000
                                        Standard grade       5,100-4,900
                              Import                         4,000-3,800
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Russia                         4,000-3,800
                              Japan                          6,000-5,600
SALMON
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
                              Alaska
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              770 -   750
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              770 -   750
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              770 -   750
                              Copper River
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                  -      
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                  -      
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                  -      
     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              510 -   500
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              530 -   510
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              480 -   460
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              520 -   500
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              530 -   520
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              520 -   500
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish           540 -   520
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish           500 -   480
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish           500 -   480
     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
                                   3-4 kg/fish               850 -   750

ABALONE, live                 Japan  Kuro (Kyushu)         8,500 - 8,000
                                    Ezo: 400-500 gm       10,500 -11,000
                                        About 300 gm      10,000 - 9,000
                                        About 200 gm       9,500 - 9,000
                                    Tokobushi              3,500 - 2,500
                              Australia                    6,000 - 5,500
                              Taiwan  Tokobushi            2,500 - 2,000

SARDINE, fresh, large              Japan                   1,500 - 1,000

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed         Alaska& Canada
                                   Over 7 lbs/fish         1,380 - 1,300
                                   5-7 lbs/fish            1,400 - 1,330
                                   4-5 lbs/fish            1,320 - 1,280
                                   3-4 lbs/fish            1,220 - 1,150
                                   2-3 lbs/fish            1,100 -   990
                                   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

ROCK SOLE, with roe                          L               480 -   430
                                             M               480 -   450
                                             S                          

SURIMI, frozen                Ship-processed: SA             500 -   380
                              Ship-processed: FA             470        
                              Land-processed:                380 -   250

FLOUNDER, fresh
                              Japan                        3,000 - 1,500
                              U.S.A.                       1,500 -      
                              Korea, North                 1,100 -   800
                              China                        2,000 - 1,300

Oyster, live
                              Japan, Mie                     600 -   400
                              Japan, Hiroshima               600 -   400

Skipjack tuna, fresh, pole-and-line
                              Japan
                                   6-8 kg/fish             2,300 - 1,000
                                   6-7 kg/fish             1,600 -   900
                                   5-6 kg/fish             1,300 -   800
                                   3-4 kg/fish             1,550 - 1,000

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

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