WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

October 25-November 5, 2001
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are: 
122-123 yen = U.S.$1.00 for October 25-November 5, 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
          11/05         65 fish    Los Angeles         4,000-3,120-2,000
          11/05         28 fish    Spain               4,700-4,131-3,250
                           fish    Canada                               
          10/29         21 fish    Boston              5,300-4,610-4,100
          11/05         48 fish    Italy               5,100-2,709-2,000
          10/26          6 fish    Turkey              3,000-1,520-  800
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          11/05         55 fish    New Zealand         4,500-1,337-  800
          11/05        153 fish    Australia           4,300-1,383-  400
          10/25         24 fish    New York            3,400-1,970-1,000
          11/01         46 fish    Bali                2,000-1,170-  500
          10/30         31 fish    Fiji                2,000-1,354-  600
          11/05         55 fish    Sri Lanka           1,000-  678-  400
          11/02         71 fish    Guam                1,700-  865-  400
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          10/29         10 fish    New Zealand         2,300-1,630-1,200
          11/01         38 fish    Bali                2,000-1,453-  700
          11/05         14 fish    Australia           1,300-1,029-  800
     
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          11/05      1,221 trays   China               1,700-  400/tray*
          11/01         96 trays   Oregon              2,600-2,000/tray*
          11/05      1,126 trays   Peru                      1,400/tray*
          11/05      4,375 trays   Los Angeles         7,700-  600/tray*
          11/05      1,952 trays   San Francisco       2,300-1,100/tray*
          11/05      1,282 trays   North America       3,100-1,200/tray*
                           trays   Korea, South                    tray*
          11/01        208 trays   Canada              2,700-1,200/tray*
          11/02        750 trays   Korea, North        2,200-1,800/tray*
          11/05        117 trays   Japan (white)      15,000-4,500/tray*
          11/05      2,891 trays   Japan (red)         8,000-2,200/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   Kenai
                                        Grade 1              3,600-3,500
                                        Grade 2              3,200-3,100
                                        Grade 3              2,800-2,700
                    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         3,800-3,700
                                             Grade 2         3,400-3,300
               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                          3,600-3,500
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

     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: 400-500 gm        12,500-11,000
                                        About 300 gm       12,500-11,000
                                        About 200 gm                    
                                    Tokobushi                3,500-2,500
                              Australia                      6,000-5,500
                              Taiwan  Tokobushi              2,500-2,000

SARDINE, fresh, extra large        Japan                     2,200-1,300

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

ROCK SOLE, with roe           L (800-600 grams/fish)                    
                              M (600-400 grams/fish)                 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                                    4,000-2,000
                    U.S.A.                                   2,500-1,200
                    Korea, North                                  -     
                    China                                    2,500-1,800

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh, pole-and-line
                    Japan
                                         4 kg/fish           1,100-1,000
                                         3 kg/fish             1,200-900
                                       2.5 kg/fish               900-700
                                   2.2-2.3 kg/fish               800-600

OYSTER, live
                    Japan, Oofunato                    2,700-2,200-1,500
                    Japan, Hiroshima                   2,300-1,800-1,300

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

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