WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
July 3-9, 2001
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
124 yen = U.S.$1.00 for July 3-9, 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
          07/03          1 fish    New Zealand                     4,700
          07/03          1 fish    Australia                       4,800
          07/06         10 fish    Spain             5,300- 3,689- 1,500
          07/07         14 fish    Boston           11,000- 6,545- 3,500
                           fish    Italy                                
                           fish    Turkey                               
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          07/09         54 fish    New Zealand       5,500- 2,350- 1,000
          07/09         43 fish    Australia         5,100- 2,145-   400
          07/09         16 fish    Sri Lanka         2,000- 1,443-   800
          07/05          3 fish    New York          5,300- 5,300- 4,800
                           fish    Ponape                               
          07/03         35 fish    Fiji              5,000- 2,134-   800
                           fish    Viet Nam                             
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
                           fish    Bali                                 
                           fish    Fiji                                 
          07/09         18 fish    Australia         1,700- 1,132-   500
     
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          07/09      3,986 trays   China             3,800 -   600/tray*
                           trays   Alaska                         /tray*
          07/09        609 trays   Chile             1,900 -   600/tray*
          07/09      1,127 trays   Los Angeles       5,800 -   600/tray*
          07/03        172 trays   San Francisco     2,300 -   700/tray*
                           trays   North America (green sea urchin)     
                                                                  /tray*
          07/07        216 trays   Korea, North      1,500 -   900/tray*
                           trays   Canada                         /tray*
                           trays   Oregon                         /tray*
          07/09        278 trays   Japan (white)    11,000 - 2,000/tray*
          07/09      1,639 trays   Japan (red)       8,000 - 1,800/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   Kodiak
                                        Grade 1              3,600-3,500
                                        Grade 2              3,200-3,100
                                        Grade 3              2,800-2,700
                              Copper River
                                        Grade 1              3,900-3,800
                                        Grade 2              3,500-3,400
                                        Grade 3              3,100-3,000
                    King      Copper River
                                        Grade 1              3,700-3,400
                                        Grade 2              3,300-3,000
                                        Grade 3              2,900-2,600
                    Chum        Copper River
                                        Grade 1              3,700-3,600
                                        Grade 2              3,300-3,200
                                        Grade 3              2,900-2,800
               Salmon-trout   Northern Europe
                                             Grade 1         3,800-3,700
                                             Grade 2         3,400-3,300
               Coho           Chile
                                           Grade 1           3,700-3,600
                                           Grade 2           3,400-3,300
                                           Grade 3           3,100-3,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
                              Japan     Top grade            5,500-5,000
                                        Standard grade       4,800-4,300
                              Import, PWS                    3,800-3,700
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Russia                         4,000-3,500
                              Japan                          5,500-5,000
SALMON
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
                              Kodiak
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                      650
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              660 -   650
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                         
                              Copper River
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              750 -   730
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              850 -   830
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              900 -   880
     Sockeye, frozen, semi-dressed, drift-net
                              Russia, Sakhalin,                  -      
                              Russia, Kamchatka                  -      
     King, frozen
                              New Zealand
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              700 -   650
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              750 -   700
     Coho, frozen, dressed
                              Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              450 -   430
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              450 -   430
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              420 -   400
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              450 -   430
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              450 -   430
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              420 -   400
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish           460 -   430
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish           460 -   430
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish           430 -   410
     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
                                   4-5 kg/fish               850 -   750

ABALONE, live                 Japan  Kuro (Kyushu)                 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 -   600

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            1,210 - 1,200
                                   3-4 lbs/fish            1,150 - 1,130
                                   2-3 lbs/fish            1,050 - 1,030
                                   1-2 lbs/fish              930 -   900
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               500 -   490
                                             M               480 -   460
                                             S                          

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

FLOUNDER, fresh
                              Japan                        2,500 - 1,500
                              Mexico                             -      
                              Korea, North                       -      
                              China                        1,400 -   900

Skipjack tuna, fresh, pole-and-line
                              Japan
                                         3 kg/fish       900 -   700
                                   2.5-2.6 kg/fish           -      
                                         2 kg/fish       700 -   500
                                   1.7-1.8 kg/fish       450 -   350

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

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