WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

October 15-23, 2001
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
121-122 yen = U.S.$1.00 for October 15-23, 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
          10/23        217 fish    Los Angeles         2,200-1,099-  700
          10/18          6 fish    Spain               4,300-4,000      
          10/18          2 fish    Canada              4,000-3,500-2,800
          10/23         32 fish    Boston              4,500-3,893-3,300
          10/18         19 fish    Italy               4,500-3,750-3,500
          10/17         13 fish    Turkey              2,500-1,460-1,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          10/23         55 fish    New Zealand         2,800-1,424-  600
          10/23         24 fish    Australia           2,900-1,425-1,000
          10/15          7 fish    New York            4,000-2,940-2,000
                           fish                                         
          10/23         36 fish    Fiji                1,700-1,252-  650
          10/16         53 fish    Sri Lanka           2,000-  988-  600
                           fish    Guam                                 
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          10/17          3 fish    New Zealand           900-  900      
          10/16          3 fish    New York            2,800-2,700-2,600
          10/16          9 fish    Australia           2,000-1,060-  800

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          10/23      1,018 trays   China               2,500-  900/tray*
          10/20        203 trays   Alaska              4,000-1,000/tray*
          10/20        468 trays   Chile               1,500-  500/tray*
          10/23      1,616 trays   Los Angeles         5,500-  800/tray*
          10/20        528 trays   San Francisco       2,300-1,000/tray*
          10/23        515 trays   North America       3,000-1,000/tray*
          10/20      1,082 trays   Korea, South        2,300-  800/tray*
          10/20      1,157 trays   Canada              2,000-  250/tray*
          10/18        720 trays   Korea, North        2,800-1,700/tray*
          10/22         61 trays   Japan (white)      13,500-7,500/tray*
          10/23      1,125 trays   Japan (red)         9,500-2,300/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
                              Bristol Bay 
                                        Grade 1              3,100-2,900
                                        Grade 2              2,700-2,600
                                        Grade 3                    2,300
                    King      Copper River
                                        Grade 1                         
                                        Grade 2                         
                                        Grade 3                         
                    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           Chile
                                           Grade 1                      
                                           Grade 2                      
                                           Grade 3                      
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
                              Japan, Hokkaido                3,800-3,700
                              Japan, Sanriku                 3,600-3,500
                              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                 330- 300
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 320- 300
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 350- 320
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 350- 320
                              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                  350- 330
                                   4-5 kg/fish                  380- 370
     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                                
2,500-1,500

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

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.                                   2,500-1,800
                    Korea, North                                  -     
                    China                                    2,500-1,800

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh, pole-and-line
                    Japan
                                         3 kg/fish               600-400
                                   2.5-2.6 kg/fish               500-350
                                         2 kg/fish               400-300
                                   1.7-1.8 kg/fish            -    

OYSTER, live
                    Japan, Oofunato                    2,800-1,800-1,000
                    Japan, Hiroshima                   2,300-1,200-  700

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

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