WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

May 22-29, 2001
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are:
120-123 yen = U.S.$1.00 for May 22-29, 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
           May 24        4 fish    New Zealand       8,000- 4,120- 1,500
           May 29        9 fish    Taiwan            7,800- 3,638- 2,300
           May 24        5 fish    Tunisia                         2,000
           May 28        8 fish    Portugal          5,800- 4,737-   400
           May 28       60 fish    Italy             5,500- 2,744- 1,000
           May 25       18 fish    Turkey            1,000-   800-   600
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
           May 25       10 fish    New Zealand       4,500- 2,460- 1,200
           May 29      235 fish    Australia         5,500- 1,571-   500
           May 22       34 fish    Sri Lanka         1,300-   733-   400
           May 22       30 fish    Bali              1,800-   757-   400
           May 25       22 fish    Ponape            2,200- 1,453-   800
           May 29       21 fish    Fiji              6,000- 2,558-   800
           May 28       43 fish    Viet Nam          2,800- 1,219-   600
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
           May 29       22 fish    Bali                900-   678-   400
           May 29       35 fish    Fiji              1,300- 1,067-   800
           May 24        7 fish    Australia         2,600- 1,520-   400
     
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
           May 28    2,060 trays   China             2,200 -   500/tray*
           May 22       84 trays   Alaska            1,800 - 1,200/tray*
           May 25      576 trays   Chile             1,700 -   750/tray*
           May 29    1,024 trays   Los Angeles       7,500 -   500/tray*
           May 29    1,100 trays   San Francisco     2,500 -   750/tray*
                           trays   North America (green sea urchin)     
                                                                  /tray*
           May 26       96 trays   Korea, North      2,000 - 1,700/tray*
           May 24      361 trays   Canada            2,500 -   500/tray*
                           trays   Oregon                         /tray*
           May 29      628 trays   Japan (white)    10,000 - 1,600/tray*
           May 29    2,176 trays   Japan (red)       5,800 - 1,600/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                         
                              Bristol Bay
                                        Grade 1              2,600-2,400
                                        Grade 2              2,200-2,000
                                        Grade 3              1,800-1,600
                    Pink      Cordova/Kodiak
                                        Grade 1              2,100-2,000
                                        Grade 2              1,800-1,700
                                        Grade 3              1,500-1,400
                    Coho        Chili
                                        Grade 1              3,700-3,600
                                        Grade 2              3,400-3,300
                                        Grade 3              3,100-3,000
               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            6,300-6,000
                                        Standard grade       5,000-4,700
                              Import                         4,000-3,500
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Russia                         4,000-3,800
                              Japan                          6,000-5,500
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              490 -   480
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              510 -   500
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              460 -   450
     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)                 8,500
                                    Ezo: 400-500 gm       10,500 -11,000
                                        About 300 gm      10,000 - 9,000
                                        About 200 gm       9,500 - 9,000
                                    Tokobushi              3,500 - 2,500
                              Australia                    6,000 - 5,500
                              Taiwan  Tokobushi            2,500 - 2,000

SARDINE, fresh, large              Japan                   2,000 -   400

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 - 1,150
                                   3-4 lbs/fish            1,180 - 1,100
                                   2-3 lbs/fish            1,070 - 1,000
                                   1-2 lbs/fish            1,000 -   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               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.                       1,300 - 1,000
                              Korea, North                 1,500 - 1,000
                              China                        1,800 - 1,500

Skipjack tuna, fresh, pole-and-line
                              Japan
                                         3 kg/fish     1,100 -   700
                                   2.5-2.6 kg/fish       900 -   600
                                         2 kg/fish       800 -   650
                                   1.7-1.8 kg/fish       700 -   400

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

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