WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
                                
June 18-28, 2002
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rate are: 
120-124 yen = U.S.$1.00 for June 18-28, 2002.

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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
          06/21          8 fish    Libya               2,200-2,100-2,000
          06/28         19 fish    Spain               8,300-5,625-2,500
          06/              fish    Boston                               
          06/27          7 fish    Italy               4,800-4,200-3,000
          06/19         21 fish    Turkey              2,600-1,270-  500
          06/19          1 fish    New Zealand               3,300      
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh 
          06/28         25 fish    Fiji                3,000-1,722-  800
          06/28         11 fish    Sri Lanka           1,300-  927-  600
          06/28        125 fish    Australia           5,500-2,132-  700
          06/18         27 fish    Guam                2,000-1,091-  700
          06/28         52 fish    Viet Nam            3,000-1,072-  500
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          06/21         10 fish    Fiji                3,100-1,180-  700
          06/18          3 fish    Bali                1,000-  950-  900
          06/28         22 fish    Australia           1,900-1,318-  700
          06/28         16 fish    Viet Nam            1,900-1,110-  700
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          06/28      1,499 trays   China               3,300-  900/tray*
          06/              trays   Peru                           /tray*
          06/28        538 trays   Chile               1,300-  600/tray*
          06/27        381 trays   U.S.A.              4,300-1,700/tray*
          06/21        180 trays   Russia              1,500-1,000/tray*
          06/19        115 trays   North Korea         1,300-1,100/tray*
          06/27                    Japan (white)      13,500-  550/tray**
          06/28                    Japan (red)        20,000-1,000/tray**
                *(tray=280-350 grams in net weight)
               **(tray=450-150 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                         
                                        Grade 2                         
                                        Grade 3                         
                    Sockeye   Copper river
                                        Grade 1              3,800-3,600
                                        Grade 2              3,400-3,200
                                        Grade 3              3,000-2,800
                    King      Copper river
                                        Grade 1              3,800-3,600
                                        Grade 2              3,400-3,200
                                        Grade 3              3,000-2,800
                    Chum        PWS
                                        Grade 1              3,200-3,000
                                        Grade 2              3,200-3,100
                                        Grade 3              2,400-2,200
               Salmon-trout   Denmark
                                             Grade 1         3,600-3,500
                                             Grade 2         3,200-3,100
               Salmon-trout   Finland
                                           Grade 1           3,000-2,900
                                           Grade 2           2,600-2,500
                                           Grade 3           2,200-2,100
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
                              Japan                          5,000-4,800
                                                                        
                              SE                             3,100-3,000
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Russian roe                    3,000-2,600
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Japan                          4,200-3,500
SALMON
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed, IQF
                              Copper river
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 660- 650
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 730- 720
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 830- 820
     Sockeye, fresh, semi-dressed  
                              Alaska
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                         
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              2,000-1,600
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              2,000-1,600
                              Southeast
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                         
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                         
     Sockeye, frozen, semi-dressed
                              Russia 
                                                                550- 500
     Coho, frozen, dressed
                              Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 370- 350
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 400- 390
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 400- 390
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 380- 370
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 430- 410
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 430- 410
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish              400- 380
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish              410- 400
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish              430- 410
     Atlantic, frozen, dressed     Norway
                                   3-4 kg/fish                  520- 500
                                   4-5 kg/fish                  540- 520
                                   5-6 kg/fish                  540- 520
                              Chile
                                   3-4 kg/fish                  410- 400
     Atlantic, fresh, semi-dressed
                              Norway
                                   3-4 kg/fish                  800- 750
                                   4-5 kg/fish                  850- 800
                              Chile
                                   3-4 kg/fish                          
                                   4-5 kg/fish                          
                              Scotland
                                   3-4 kg/fish                          
                                   4-5 kg/fish                          
                              Australia
                                   3-4 kg/fish                          
                                   4-5 kg/fish                          
     King, fresh              New Zealand
                                   4-5 kg/fish                  900- 850

ABALONE, live                 Japan  Kuro (Kyushu)           8,000-7,000
                                    Ezo: Over 300 gm              12,000
                                        About 200 gm         9,000-8,500
                                         150- 200 gm         8,000-7,500
                                         100- 150 gm         7,500-7,000
                                    Tokobushi                3,000-2,500
                              Australia                      6,000-5,500
                              Taiwan  Tokobushi              2,500-2,000

SARDINE, fresh, medium-large        Japan                    1,500-1,200
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed         Alaska& Canada
                                   Over 7 lbs/fish           1,380-1,320
                                   5-7 lbs/fish              1,350-1,330
                                   4-5 lbs/fish              1,280-1,250
                                   3-4 lbs/fish              1,170-1,150
                                   2-3 lbs/fish              1,090-1,080
                                   1-2 lbs/fish              1,000-  980
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, frozen, with roe        L (800-600 grams/fish)        500-480
                              M (600-400 grams/fish)                 480
                              S (400-200 grams/fish)                 480

ROCK SOLE, frozen, without roe     L (800-600 grams/fish)        240-230
                              M (600-400 grams/fish)                 240
                              S (400-200 grams/fish)                    

SURIMI, frozen                Ship-processed, SA                     450
                              Ship-processed, FA                     400
                              Land-processed                         320

FLOUNDER, fresh
                    Japan                                    3,000-2,000
                    U.S.A.                                         1,200
                    Korea, North                                        
                    China                                     1,100- 600

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh                
                    Japan
                                         Large                  600- 300
                                         Medium                 800- 250
                                        Small                        350
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Source:   NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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