WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

May 7-14, 2001
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
121-122 yen = U.S.$1.00 for May 7-14, 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
          May   7        8 fish    New Zealand       6,700- 4,080- 1,600
          May  14       33 fish    Taiwan            4,000- 2,854- 2,000
          May   7       10 fish    Tunisia           6,000- 3,540- 1,000
          May  14       44 fish    Greece            2,500- 1,750- 1,000
          May   8       12 fish    Spain             4,000- 2,790- 1,800
          May  14       39 fish    Italy             4,600- 3,027- 1,900
          May   7        1 fish    Croatia                         1,500
          May   7       23 fish    Turkey            3,900- 2,110- 1,300
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          May  10       10 fish    New Zealand       3,500- 2,430-   500
          May  14      207 fish    Australia         6,000- 1,482-   600
          May  11       87 fish    Sri Lanka         2,000-   969-   500
          May  12       24 fish    Bali              2,200- 1,162-   600
          May  11       13 fish    Fiji              3,700- 1,992-   500
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          May              fish    Bali                                 
          May  11       18 fish    Fiji              2,500- 1,456-   800
          May  12       66 fish    Australia         2,000-   810-   400
     
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          May  14    1,225 trays   China             2,800 -   300/tray*
          May              trays   Alaska                         /tray*
          May  14      828 trays   Chile             1,600 - 1,100/tray*
          May  14    1,306 trays   Los Angeles       9,500 -   900/tray*
          May  12      157 trays   San Francisco     4,000 - 1,600/tray*
          May              trays   North America (green sea urchin)     
                                                                  /tray*
          May              trays   Korea, North            -      /tray*
          May  12       42 trays   Canada            1,850 - 1,700/tray*
          May              trays   Oregon                         /tray*
          May  14      546 trays   Japan (white)    11,000 - 1,500/tray*
          May  14    2,776 trays   Japan (red)       6,500 - 2,000/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   Kenei
                                        Grade 1                         
                                        Grade 2                         
                                        Grade 3                         
                              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              2,100-2,000
                                        Grade 2              1,800-1,700
                                        Grade 3              1,500-1,400
                    Coho        Chili
                                        Grade 1              3,800-3,600
                                        Grade 2              3,500-3,400
                                        Grade 3              3,200-3,100
               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                          6,000-5,500
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




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Species                       Origin              Price range(yen/kg)
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     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
                                    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                           1,200 - 1,000

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed         Alaska& Canada                               
                                   Over 7 lbs/fish         1,300 - 1,250
                                   5-7 lbs/fish            1,300 - 1,250
                                   4-5 lbs/fish            1,200 - 1,150
                                   3-4 lbs/fish            1,150 - 1,100
                                   2-3 lbs/fish            1,050 - 1,000
                                   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



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Species                       Origin              Price range(yen/kg)
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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.                       1,700 -   700
                              Korea, North                              
                              China                        2,500 - 2,000

Oyster, live
                              Japan, Mie                     600 -   500
                              Japan, Hiroshima               700 -   600

Skipjack tuna, fresh, pole-and-line
                              Japan
                                         3 kg/fish     2,500 - 2,200
                                   2.5-2.6 kg/fish     1,600 - 1,500
                                         2 kg/fish     1,100 - 1,000
                                   1.7-1.8 kg/fish       800 -   700

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

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