WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
June 18-26, 2001
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
123-124 yen = U.S.$1.00 for June 18-26, 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
          June 22        2 fish    New Zealand       2,000-        1,400
          June 21        1 fish    Taiwan                          1,800
          June 26       18 fish    Spain             7,000- 4,662- 2,500
          June 22        1 fish    Boston                          3,800
          June 18       10 fish    Italy             4,500- 2,860- 2,000
          June 23        8 fish    Turkey            4,300- 2,540- 1,300
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          June 25       25 fish    New Zealand       4,000- 2,392-   900
          June 26       90 fish    Australia         6,300- 2,172-   700
          June 21       43 fish    Sri Lanka         1,700-   723-   400
          June 18       36 fish    Guam              1,800- 1,068-   600
          June             fish    Ponape                               
          June 26       31 fish    Fiji              4,000- 1,910-   700
          June             fish    Viet Nam                             
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          June             fish    Bali                                 
          June             fish    Fiji                                 
          June 21        5 fish    Australia         2,500- 1,480-   800
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          June 26    3,381 trays   China             3,300 -   900/tray*
          June 20       84 trays   Alaska            2,000 - 1,300/tray*
          June 26      897 trays   Chile             1,700 -   200/tray*
          June 26      276 trays   Los Angeles       4,000 -   700/tray*
          June 23      156 trays   San Francisco     2,600 - 1,100/tray*
                           trays   North America (green sea urchin)     
                                                                  /tray*
          June 23      240 trays   Korea, North      2,700 - 2,400/tray*
          June             trays   Canada                         /tray*
                           trays   Oregon                         /tray*
          June 26      684 trays   Japan (white)    11,000 - 1,200/tray*
          June 26    1,530 trays   Japan (red)       8,500 - 1,200/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   Kenei
                                        Grade 1                         
                                        Grade 2                         
                                        Grade 3                         
                              Copper River
                                        Grade 1              4,100-3,900
                                        Grade 2              3,700-3,500
                                        Grade 3              3,300-3,100
                    King      Copper River
                                        Grade 1              3,800-3,500
                                        Grade 2              3,400-3,100
                                        Grade 3              3,000-2,700
                    Chum        Copper River
                                        Grade 1              4,000-3,800
                                        Grade 2              3,600-3,400
                                        Grade 3              3,200-3,000
               Salmon-trout   Denmark
                                 Good grade: Grade 1         4,000-3,900
                                             Grade 2         3,500-3,400
                                 Standard grade:
                                           Grade 1           3,800-3,700
                                           Grade 2           3,400-3,300
                                           Grade 3           3,000-2,900
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
                              Japan     Top grade                       
                                        Standard grade       4,800-4,300
                              Import, PWS                    3,500-3,300
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Russia                         4,000-3,800
                              Japan                          6,000-5,000
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
     Coho, frozen, dressed
                              Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              430 -   420
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              450 -   430
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              400 -   380
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish              500 -   480
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              510 -   490
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              480 -   450
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish           520 -   500
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish           500 -   470
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish           500 -   470
     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)                 8,500
                                    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, extra large        Japan                   1,200 - 1,000

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed         Alaska& Canada                       
                                   Over 7 lbs/fish         1,330 - 1,250
                                   5-7 lbs/fish            1,300 - 1,250
                                   4-5 lbs/fish            1,250 - 1,210
                                   3-4 lbs/fish            1,170 - 1,150
                                   2-3 lbs/fish            1,070 - 1,050
                                   1-2 lbs/fish              950 -   940
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               480 -   460
                                             M               480 -   460
                                             S                          

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

FLOUNDER, fresh
                              Japan                        3,000 - 1,500
                              Mexico                       1,200 -   800
                              Korea, North                 1,300 -   400
                              China                        1,600 - 1,000

Skipjack tuna, fresh, pole-and-line
                              Japan
                                         3 kg/fish           800 -   600
                                   2.5-2.6 kg/fish           700 -   500
                                         2 kg/fish           600 -   400
                                   1.7-1.8 kg/fish           300 -   150

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

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