WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

August 6, 2001
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rate is: 
124 yen = U.S.$1.00 for, August 6, 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
          08/02          9 fish    New Zealand         2,500-1,580-1,000
                           fish    Australia                            
          08/03         24 fish    Spain               3,000-1,850-1,500
          08/06         34 fish    Boston              7,800-4,519-3,000
                           fish    Italy                                
                           fish    Turkey                               
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
          08/06         76 fish    New Zealand         5,600-2,395-1,000
          08/06         22 fish    Australia           4,700-2,077-  800
          08/02         36 fish    Sri Lanka           1,500-1,233-  800
          08/06         18 fish    Cebu                2,300-1,433-1,000
          08/03          5 fish    Spain               2,200-1,470-  700
                           fish    Fiji                                 
                           fish    Bali                                 
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
                           fish    Bali                                 
          08/01         16 fish    Sri Lanka           1,250-  885-  600
          08/02          5 fish    Australia           3,000-1,640-1,100
     
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          08/06      4,609 trays   China               4,800-  300/tray*
          08/02        210 trays   Alaska              1,800-1,600/tray*
          08/06        572 trays   Chile               1,800-  700/tray*
          08/06      1,882 trays   Los Angeles         3,700-  700/tray*
                           trays   San Francisco       1,800-  900/tray*
                           trays   North America (green sea urchin)     
                                                                  /tray*
          08/04        212 trays   Korea, North        3,200-2,300/tray*
                           trays   Canada                         /tray*
          08/04         30 trays   Korea, South        1,700-1,600/tray*
          08/06      1,365 trays   Japan (white)      12,000-2,400/tray*
          08/06        864 trays   Japan (red)         9,800-3,500/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   Kodiak
                                        Grade 1              3,500-3,400
                                        Grade 2              3,100-3,000
                                        Grade 3              2,700-2,600
                              Copper River
                                        Grade 1              3,900-3,800
                                        Grade 2              3,500-3,400
                                        Grade 3              3,100-3,000
                    King      Copper River
                                        Grade 1              3,700-3,400
                                        Grade 2              3,300-3,000
                                        Grade 3              2,900-2,600
                    Chum        Copper River
                                        Grade 1              3,700-3,600
                                        Grade 2              3,300-3,200
                                        Grade 3              2,900-2,800
               Salmon-trout   Northern Europe
                                             Grade 1         3,800-3,700
                                             Grade 2         3,400-3,300
               Coho           Chile
                                           Grade 1           3,700-3,600
                                           Grade 2           3,400-3,300
                                           Grade 3           3,100-3,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
                              Japan     Top grade            5,200-4,800
                                        Standard grade       4,500-4,300
                              Import                         3,800-3,600
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Russia                         4,000-3,500
                              Japan                          5,500-5,000
SALMON
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
                              Kodiak
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                      650
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                660-  650
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                         
                              Copper River
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                750-  730
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                850-  830
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                900-  880
     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)
                                                              High   Low
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     Coho, frozen, dressed
                              Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                450-  430
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                450-  430
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                420-  400
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                450-  430
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                450-  430
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                420-  400
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish             460-  430
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish             460-  430
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish             430-  410
     Atlantic, frozen, dressed     Norway
                                   3-4 kg/fish                 400-  350
                                   4-5 kg/fish                 450-  400
                                   5-6 kg/fish                 500-  450
                              Chile
                                   3-4 kg/fish                 400-  350
                                   4-5 kg/fish                 450-  400
     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)                 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, large              Japan                               600-  400

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed         Alaska& Canada                               
                                   Over 7 lbs/fish           1,330-1,300
                                   5-7 lbs/fish              1,300-1,230
                                   4-5 lbs/fish              1,230-1,200
                                   3-4 lbs/fish              1,150-1,130
                                   2-3 lbs/fish              1,050-1,030
                                   1-2 lbs/fish                950-  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



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Species                       Origin              Price range(yen/kg)
                                                              High   Low
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ROCK SOLE, with roe                          L                 500-  490
                                             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
                              U.S.A.                         1,400-1,300
                              Korea, North                        -     
                              China                          2,500-2,000

Skipjack tuna, fresh, pole-and-line
                              Japan
                                         3 kg/fish       1,000-  700
                                   2.5-2.6 kg/fish         700-  500
                                         2 kg/fish         500-  400
                                   1.7-1.8 kg/fish            -     

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

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