WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

December 11-25, 2001
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are: 
126-129 yen = U.S.$1.00 for December 11-25, 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
          12/21         53 fish    Los Angeles         4,000-3,383-2,500
          12/25         58 fish    Spain               6,000-4,340-3,000
          12/25        100 fish    Tunisia             4,000-2,497-1,700
          12/20         12 fish    Malta               5,000-4,208-3,800
                                   Italy                                
                           fish    Greece                               
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          12/20         67 fish    New Zealand         6,000-2,327-1,000
          12/21         24 fish    Australia           6,000-2,150-  750
          12/17         56 fish    New York            6,500-3,989-1,000
          12/21         34 fish    Bali                2,800-1,443-  700
          12/11         21 fish    Viet Nam            2,000-1,267-  800
          12/20         48 fish    Sri Lanka           1,700-1,068-  600
          12/17         31 fish    Guam                2,500-1,401-  600
          12/21         43 fish    Puket               3,500-1,505-  600
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
                           fish    New Zealand                          
          12/20         12 fish    Australia           3,500-2,327-1,000
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          12/25      2,006 trays   China               2,600-1,000/tray*
          12/11        184 trays   Alaska              2,900-  900/tray*
                           trays   Peru                           /tray*
          12/25      1,048 trays   Los Angeles         6,600-2,000/tray*
          12/20        627 trays   San Francisco       4,200-1,000/tray*
          12/25        775 trays   North America                        
                                   (green sea urchin)  5,500-2,500/tray*
          12/20        517 trays   Canada              2,000-1,300/tray*
          12/11         30 trays   Korea, North              2,200/tray*
          12/20         93 trays   Japan (white)      14,000-5,300/tray*
          12/25      1,812 trays   Japan (red)         9,300-4,000/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
HERRING ROE ON KELP
                              Canada                         5,000-3,000
                              San Francisco                             
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
                    Sockeye   Kenai
                                        Grade 1              3,400-3,300
                                        Grade 2              3,000-2,900
                                        Grade 3              2,600-2,500
                    Sockeye   Bristol Bay
                                        Grade 1              3,000-2,800
                                        Grade 2              2,600-2,500
                                        Grade 3                    2,200
                    Pink      Kodiak
                                        Grade 1              2,200-2,000
                                        Grade 2              1,900-1,700
                                        Grade 3              1,600-1,500
                    Pink        SE
                                        Grade 1              2,000-1,900
                                        Grade 2              1,700-1,600
                                        Grade 3              1,400-1,300
               Salmon-trout   Denmark
                                             Grade 1               3,500
                                             Grade 2               3,100
               Coho           Yakutat
                                           Grade 1           3,000-2,800
                                           Grade 2           2,600-2,400
                                           Grade 3           2,200-2,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
                              Japan, Hokkaido                4,000-3,800
                              Japan, Sanriku                 3,900-3,700
                              SE                             4,200-4,000
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Russia                         2,500-2,300
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Japan                          3,600-3,500
SALMON
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
                              Bristol Bay
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 560- 550
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 560- 550
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 530- 520
                              Cook Inlet
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 600- 580
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 600- 580
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 600- 580
                              Southeast
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 670- 650
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 670- 650
                              Canada
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 700- 680
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 750- 730
     Coho, frozen, dressed
                              Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 330- 300
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 360- 330
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 330- 300
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 280- 270
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 310- 300
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 330- 320
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish              320- 300
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish              350- 330
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish              400- 380
     Atlantic, frozen, dressed  Norway
                                   3-4 kg/fish                  450- 430
                                   4-5 kg/fish                  450- 430
                                   5-6 kg/fish                  430- 400
                              Chile
                                   3-4 kg/fish                  320- 300
                                   4-5 kg/fish                  320- 300
     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)         11,500-11,000
                                    Ezo: Over 300 gm              11,500
                                         200- 300 gm              11,000
                                         100- 200 gm         9,000-8,000
                                                                    
                                    Tokobushi                3,500-2,500
                              Australia                      6,000-5,500
                              Taiwan  Tokobushi              2,500-2,000

     SARDINE, fresh, extra large        Japan                           
800-600
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed         Alaska& Canada
                                   Over 7 lbs/fish           1,320-1,280
                                   5-7 lbs/fish              1,300-1,230
                                   4-5 lbs/fish              1,230-1,200
                                   3-4 lbs/fish              1,150-1,100
                                   2-3 lbs/fish              1,050-1,020
                                   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
ROCK SOLE, with roe           L (800-600 grams/fish)                    
                              M (600-400 grams/fish)                 520
                              S (400-200 grams/fish)             520-500

ROCK SOLE, without roe             L (800-600 grams/fish)       250- 240
                              M (600-400 grams/fish)            250- 240
                              S (400-200 grams/fish)                    

SURIMI, frozen                Ship-processed, SA                450- 380
                              Ship-processed, FA                400     
                              Land-processed                    380- 250

FLOUNDER, fresh
                    Japan                                    4,000-1,500
                    U.S.A.                                   1,500-1,000
                    Korea, North                                  -     
                    China                                    2,700-1,000

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh, pole-and-line
                    Japan
                                         4 kg/fish            1,100- 900
                                         3 kg/fish              900- 500
                                       2.5 kg/fish              600- 400
                                   2.2-2.3 kg/fish              400- 250
OYSTER, live
                    Japan, Oofunato                     2,000-1,500-1,300
                    Japan, Hiroshima                    1,800-1,400-1,300

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

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