WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

March 13 - 19, 2001
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are: -
120-122 yen = U.S.$1.00 for March 13 - 19, 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
          Mar  19       24 fish    Los Angeles       3,000- 2,667- 2,500
          Mar. 19       48 fish    Japan             5,000- 3,536- 2,500
          Mar.             fish    Tunisia                              
                           fish    Greece                                
          Mar. 16       35 fish    Spain             5,300- 4,667- 3,500
          Mar. 19       21 fish    Italy             5,800- 3,761- 2,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          Mar. 19       52 fish    New Zealand       6,000- 2,714-   500
                           fish    Hawaii                               
          Mar. 16      117 fish    Australia         6,800- 2,027-   500
          Mar. 19       89 fish    Sri Lanka         1,500-   930-   500
                           fish    Bali                                 
          Mar. 13       34 fish    Viet Nam          4,000- 1,691-   900
                           fish    Guam                                 
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          Mar. 15       12 fish    Sri Lanka         2,200- 1,155-   400
          Mar. 19       30 fish    New Zealand       2,000- 1,200-   700
          Mar. 15       16 fish    Bali              1,000-   745    500

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          Mar. 19    3,455 trays   China             5,200 - 1,300/tray*
          Mar. 15       78 trays   Alaska            3,000 - 2,500/tray*
          Mar. 17      204 trays   Chile             3,200 - 2,000/tray*
          Mar. 17      823 trays   Los Angeles      11,500 - 2,200/tray*
          Mar. 17      251 trays   San Francisco     6,400 - 2,000/tray*
          Mar. 19      770 trays   North America (green sea urchin)     
                                                     6,100 - 3,300/tray*
          Mar. 17      528 trays   Korea, North      4,000 - 3,600/tray*
          Mar. 17      390 trays   Canada            3,800 - 1,700/tray*
          Mar. 17      142 trays   Oregon            4,000 - 3,600/tray*
          Mar. 19      565 trays   Japan (white)    15,000 - 5,500/tray*
          Mar. 19    1,407 trays   Japan (red)       9,500 - 3,500/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             5,000-4,800
                                           Medium                  4,200
                                           Small                   4,000
                              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              6,500-6,300
                              Alaska    Pink                 3,500-3,000
                              SE        Grade 1              4,600-4,500
                              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              680 -   630
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              700 -   650
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              700 -   650
                              Copper River
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                  -      
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                  -      
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                  -      
     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              500 -   480
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              520 -   500
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              480 -   460
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              500 -   480
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              520 -   500
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              520 -   500
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish           500 -   480
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish           480 -   460
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish           480 -   460
     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)                 7,000
                                    Ezo: 400-500 gm       10,500 -11,000
                                        About 300 gm      10,000 - 9,000
                                        About 100 gm       7,500 - 7,000
                                    Tokobushi                           
                              Australia                    6,000 - 5,500
                              Taiwan  Tokobushi            2,500 - 2,000

SARDINE, fresh, extra large        Japan                           2,500

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed         Alaska& Canada
                                   Over 7 lbs/fish         1,380 - 1,300
                                   5-7 lbs/fish            1,450 - 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

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

Oyster, live
                              Japan, Sanriku               1,300 -   800
                              Japan, Hiroshima               800 -   600

Skipjack tuna, fresh, pole-and-line
                              Japan, Kesenuma
                                   6-3 kg/fish             1,300 -   900

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

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