WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

August 30-September 8, 2001
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rate is: 
119-121 yen = U.S.$1.00 for, August 30-September 8, 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
                           fish    New Zealand                          
                           fish    Australia                            
          09/05         19 fish    Canada              5,000-3,421-3,000
          09/07         54 fish    Boston              4,700-3,424-2,700
          08/30          8 fish    Italy               4,000-3,570-2,900
          09/07         22 fish    Turkey              2,500-1,553-1,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          09/07         39 fish    New Zealand         4,100-1,705-  900
          09/07        115 fish    Australia           5,000-1,479-  600
          09/07         47 fish    Sri Lanka           1,200-  855-  600
          09/06         24 fish    Bali                1,600-1,140-  800
          09/07         35 fish    Fiji                2,500-1,034-  500
                           fish                                         
          08/30         38 fish    Guam                2,200-1,329-  600
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          08/30          1 fish    New Zealand                       700
            /              fish    Sri Lanka                            
          09/07         13 fish    Australia           2,000-1,163-  500
     
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          09/07        543 trays   China               3,800-1,100/tray*
          08/30         88 trays   Alaska              2,300-1,000/tray*
          09/08        735 trays   Chile               2,600-1,200/tray*
          09/08        899 trays   Los Angeles         7,000-1,100/tray*
          09/08        166 trays   San Francisco       2,300-1,600/tray*
                           trays   North America (green sea urchin)     
                                                                  /tray*
          09/03         70 trays   Oregon              1,700-1,100/tray*
          09/08        126 trays   Canada              2,300-1,000/tray*
          09/08        180 trays   Korea, North        2,000-1,500/tray*
          09/08      1,980 trays   Japan (white)       8,000-2,600/tray*
          09/08        551 trays   Japan (red)         8,500-3,000/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   Kodiak
                                        Grade 1              3,300-3,200
                                        Grade 2              2,900-2,800
                                        Grade 3              2,500-2,400
                              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                         
                    Chum        Bristol Bay
                                        Grade 1              3,300-3,200
                                        Grade 2              2,900-2,800
                                        Grade 3              2,500-2,400
               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       4,500-4,300
                              Import                         4,600-4,300
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                 580- 560
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 580- 560
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 540- 520
                              Cook Inlet
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 620- 600
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 600- 580
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 640- 620
                              Southeast
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 680- 650
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 680- 650
     
                              Canada
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 750- 730
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 850- 800



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Species                       Origin              Price range(yen/kg)
                                                              High   Low
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     Coho, frozen, dressed
                              Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 400- 380
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 400- 380
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 380- 360
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 400- 380
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 400- 380
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 380- 360
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish              400- 380
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish              400- 380
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish              380- 360
     Atlantic, frozen, dressed     Norway
                                   3-4 kg/fish                  400- 360
                                   4-5 kg/fish                  420- 380
                                   5-6 kg/fish                  450- 400
                              Chile
                                   3-4 kg/fish                  350- 320
                                   4-5 kg/fish                  350- 320
     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)          9,500- 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                               1,000-500

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



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Species                       Origin              Price range(yen/kg)
                                                              High   Low
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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                          4,000-2,000
                              U.S.A.                         1,800-1,300
                              Korea, North                        -     
                              China                                     

Skipjack tuna, fresh, pole-and-line
                              Japan
                                         3 kg/fish               700-500
                                   2.5-2.6 kg/fish         
                                         2 kg/fish               400-300
                                   1.7-1.8 kg/fish            -    

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

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