WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

April 5 - 17, 2001
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
124-125 yen = U.S.$1.00 for April 5 - 17, 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
          Apr. 13       45 fish    Los Angeles       4,600- 3,844- 3,000
          Apr. 17       36 fish    Turkey            7,000- 3,233- 1,300
          Apr. 13       49 fish    Tunisia           3,500- 2,021- 1,500
          Apr. 16       17 fish    Greece            4,000- 2,660- 1,000
          Apr. 16       26 fish    Spain             5,800- 3,361- 2,200
          Apr. 16       17 fish    Italy             5,000- 2,980- 1,500
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          Apr. 17       71 fish    New Zealand       4,200- 2,184-   700
          Apr. 13       58 fish    Fiji              3,500- 1,413-   600
          Apr. 17       53 fish    Australia         4,000- 1,726-   600
          Apr. 17       26 fish    Sri Lanka         2,000-   911-   400
          Apr. 17       46 fish    Bali              1,300-   924-   450
          Apr. 17       36 fish    Indonesia         2,000- 1,063-   500
          Apr. 17       26 fish    Guam              2,300- 1,160-   500
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          Apr.  6       43 fish    Sri Lanka         1,800- 1,500-   600
          Apr.  5        6 fish    New Zealand       2,200- 1,580- 1,300
          Apr. 17       36 fish    Australia         1,500-   952-   600
     
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          Apr. 17    1,548 trays   China             1,600 -   300/tray*
                           trays   Alaska                  -      /tray*
          Apr. 13      401 trays   Chile             1,300 - 1,100/tray*
          Apr. 17    1,192 trays   Los Angeles      10,000 -   800/tray*
          Apr. 17      521 trays   San Francisco     3,300 - 1,000/tray*
          Apr. 13      189 trays   North America (green sea urchin)     
                                                     2,600 - 1,700/tray*
          Apr.             trays   Korea, North            -      /tray*
          Apr. 17      413 trays   Canada            2,000 -   700/tray*
          Apr.             trays   Oregon                         /tray*
          Apr. 17      254 trays   Japan (white)    13,000 - 1,500/tray*
          Apr. 17    1,740 trays   Japan (red)       7,600 - 1,500/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   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            4,000-3,900
                                          Grade 2            3,500-3,400
                                        Grade 3              3,000-2,900
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
                              Japan     Top grade            6,300-6,000
                                        Standard grade       5,200-5,000
                    Pink      Alaska    Grade 1              3,500-3,000

SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Russia                         4,000-3,800
                              Japan                          6,000-5,600
SALMON
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
                              Alaska
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              770 -   750
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              770 -   750
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              770 -   750
                              Copper River
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                  -      
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                  -      
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                  -      
     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


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Species                       Origin              Price range(yen/kg)
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     Coho, frozen, dressed
                              Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              510 -   500
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              530 -   510
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              480 -   460
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              520 -   500
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              530 -   520
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              520 -   500
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish           540 -   520
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish           500 -   480
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish           500 -   480
     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)         8,000 - 7,500
                                    Ezo: 400-500 gm       10,500 -11,000
                                        About 300 gm      10,000 - 9,000
                                        About 200 gm       9,000 - 8,500
                                    Tokobushi              2,500 - 2,300
                              Australia                    6,000 - 5,500
                              Taiwan  Tokobushi            2,500 - 2,000

SARDINE, fresh, extra large        Japan                             400 -   300

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed         Alaska& Canada
                                   Over 7 lbs/fish         1,380 - 1,300
                                   5-7 lbs/fish            1,400 - 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                        3,000 - 1,500
                              U.S.A.                             -      
                              Korea, North                              
                              China                        2,500 - 1,300

Oyster, live
                              Japan, Sanriku                 600 -   500
                              Japan, Hiroshima               650 -   500

Skipjack tuna, fresh, pole-and-line
                              Japan, Kesenuma
                                   3-5 kg/fish             1,000 -   650

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

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