WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
                                
November 6-17, 2001
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are: 
120-122 yen = U.S.$1.00 for November 6-17, 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
          11/16         53 fish    Los Angeles         4,500-3,265-3,000
          11/16         17 fish    Spain               5,700-4,600-3,000
          11/06          9 fish    Portugal            4,000-3,870-3,500
          11/08          6 fish    Malta               4,300-3,980-3,500
          11/15         38 fish    Italy               4,700-2,660-1,500
          11/06         13 fish    Greece              2,800-1,490-1,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          11/16         44 fish    New Zealand         2,200-1,141-  500
          11/16         29 fish    Australia           2,200-1,140-  500
          11/15         64 fish    New York            4,800-2,775-  500
          11/13         20 fish    Bali                1,500-1,000-  500
          11/13         50 fish    Fiji                2,600-1,025-  500
          11/09         56 fish    Sri Lanka           1,300-  833-  500
          11/08          9 fish    Viet Nam            1,800-  969-  600
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
                           fish    New Zealand                          
                           fish    Bali                                 
          11/15         24 fish    Australia           1,300-1,045-  500
     
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          11/17        564 trays   China               2,300-1,000/tray*
          11/15         42 trays   Alaska              1,700-1,400/tray*
          11/16        642 trays   Peru                1,500-1,300/tray*
          11/17      1,323 trays   Los Angeles         4,000-  800/tray*
          11/15        589 trays   San Francisco       2,300-1,000/tray*
          11/17        895 trays   North America                        
                                   (green sea urchin)  3,600-1,800/tray*
          11/17        747 trays   Canada              1,400-  650/tray*
          11/17        363 trays   Korea, North        2,800-1,500/tray*
          11/17        212 trays   Japan (white)      13,000-3,500/tray*
          11/17      1,410 trays   Japan (red)         7,000-2,000/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   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   Northern Europe
                                             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                4,000-3,700
                              Japan, Sanriku                 3,700-3,500
                              Import                         4,200-4,000
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Russia                         2,500-2,300
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Japan                          3,600-3,400
SALMON
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
                              Bristol Bay
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 550- 530
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 550- 530
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 530- 500
                              Cook Inlet
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 600- 570
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 600- 570
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 600- 570
                              Southeast
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 660- 640
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 660- 640
     
                              Canada
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 700- 680
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 750- 730



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Species                       Origin              Price range(yen/kg)
                                                              High   Low
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     Coho, frozen, dressed
                              Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 300- 280
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 320- 300
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 300- 280
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 300- 290
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 300- 290
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 300- 290
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish              330- 320
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish              370- 350
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish              380- 360
     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)         11,500-10,000
                                    Ezo: Over 300 gm              11,500
                                         200- 300 gm              11,000
                                         200- 100 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                                       
2,500

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-  930
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 (800-600 grams/fish)                     
                              M (600-400 grams/fish)              520-500
                              S (400-200 grams/fish)                  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                                     4,000-3,000
                    U.S.A.                                    2,500-1,300
                    Korea, North                                   -     
                    China                                     2,000-1,500

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh, pole-and-line
                    Japan
                                         4 kg/fish           1,200-1,000
                                         3 kg/fish             900-  700
                                       2.5 kg/fish             700-  500
                                   2.2-2.3 kg/fish             500-  350
OYSTER, live
                    Japan, Oofunato                            2,400-1,700-1,500
                    Japan, Hiroshima                           2,000-1,500-1,300

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

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