WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
                                
January 23-February 1, 2001
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
116-117 yen = U.S.$1.00 for January 23-February 1, 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. 26       35 fish    Los Angeles       3,000- 2,609- 2,500
          Jan. 27       42 fish    Tunisia           4,500- 2,125- 1,000
          Jan.             fish    Turkey                 -      -      
          Jan.             fish    Greece                               
          Feb.  1       13 fish    Spain             7,000- 5,267- 4,500
          Feb.  1       23 fish    Italy             7,200- 4,074- 2,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          Jan. 25       25 fish    New Zealand       5,500- 2,570-   700
          Jan. 23        4 fish    Hawaii            4,000- 2,650- 1,600
          Feb.  1       65 fish    Australia         2,600-   954-   400
          Jan. 26       65 fish    Sri Lanka         2,800- 1,364-   500
          Feb.  1       79 fish    Bali              2,300- 1,170-   500
          Jan.             fish    Fiji                   -      -      
          Jan.             fish    Guam                                 
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          Jan. 23        6 fish    Sri Lanka         1,000-   850-   800
          Jan. 26       29 fish    Australia         2,500- 1,207-   500
          Jan. 25       52 fish    New Zealand       2,000- 1,270    600

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          Jan. 25       64 trays   China               700 -   350/tray*
          Jan.             trays   Oregon                  -      /tray*
          Jan.             trays   Chile                   -      /tray*
          Jan. 26      622 trays   Los Angeles       9,500 - 2,200/tray*
          Jan.             trays   San Francisco           -      /tray*
          Feb.  1    1,354 trays   North America (green sea urchin)     
                                                     4,000 - 2,000/tray*
                           trays   Korea, North            -      /tray*
          Feb.  1      504 trays   Canada            3,600 - 2,000/tray*
          Jan.             trays   Mexico                         /tray*
          Feb.  1      118 trays   Japan (white)    16,000 - 5,000/tray*
          Feb.  1    1,765 trays   Japan (red)       7,500 - 2,000/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
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                         4,000-3,800
                              Japan                          6,000-5,600
SALMON
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
                              Bristol Bay
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              580 -   550
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              600 -   560
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              590 -   570
                              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
     Coho, frozen, dressed
                              Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              410 -   390
                                   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         7,500-7,000
                                    Tokobushi                           
                              Australia                    6,500 - 6,000
                              Taiwan  Tokobushi            2,700 - 2,300

SARDINE, fresh, extra large        Japan                   2,000 - 1,800

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed         Alaska& Canada
                                   Over 7 lbs/fish         1,360 - 1,300
                                   5-7 lbs/fish            1,400 - 1,320
                                   4-5 lbs/fish            1,300 - 1,270
                                   3-4 lbs/fish            1,200 - 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 -   450
                                             M               480 -   450
                                             S                          

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

FLOUNDER, fresh
                              Japan                        3,500 - 2,000
                              U.S.A.                       1,200 -   800
                              Korea, North                              
                              China                        2,800 - 2,000

Oyster, live
                              Japan, Sanriku               1,300 -   600
                              Japan, Hiroshima             1,100 -   600

Skipjack tuna, fresh, pole-and-line
                              Japan, Kesenuma
                                   5-3 kg/fish             1,200 -   800

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

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