WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

April 9-15, 2002
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are: 
130-131 yen = U.S.$1.00 for April 9-15, 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
          04/15         12 fish    France              3,700-2,567-2,000
          04/15         61 fish    Spain               6,700-3,788-3,000
          04/11         71 fish    Tunisia             4,000-2,679-1,300
          04/09          2 fish    Italy                           6,500
          04/09          8 fish    Turkey              3,500-2,630-1,500
          04/09          1 fish    Fiji                            3,300
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh 
          04/15         22 fish    Bali                2,000-1,338-  600
          04/15         47 fish    Australia           4,800-1,990-  800
          03/11         29 fish    New Zealand         5,800-2,530-  800
          03/09         38 fish    Taiwan              2,000-  880-  400
          04/15         44 fish    Viet Nam            2,400-1,070-  400
          04/15         47 fish    Sri Lanka           2,000-1,053-  600
          04/09         20 fish    Fiji                1,800-1,300-  700
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          04/15          6 fish    Indonesia           1,700-1,200-  700
          04/11            fish    Sri Lanka             700-  600-  500
          04/15          5 fish    Australia           1,600-1,180-1,000
          04/12            fish    Viet Nam            2,000-1,450-  900
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          04/15      1,213 trays   China               1,700-  400/tray*
          04/09         92 trays   Alaska              3,300-1,600/tray*
          04/09         42 trays   Chile               1,700-1,600/tray*
          04/12        384 trays   Los Angeles         4,600-1,500/tray*
          04/12        285 trays   San Francisco       2,500-1,800/tray*
          04/12         36 trays   North America                        
                                   (green sea urchin)  3,000-2,300/tray*
          04/11        144 trays   Canada              1,700-1,500/tray*
          04/15        435 trays   Korea, North        2,100-1,410/tray*
          04/15        560 trays   Japan (white)      11,000-2,300/tray*
          04/15      1,772 trays   Japan (red)         6,800-2,500/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

HERRING ROE ON KELP
                              Canada                         5,000-3,000
                              San Francisco                             
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
                    Sockeye   Kenai
                                        Grade 1              3,400-3,300
                                        Grade 2              3,000-2,900
                                        Grade 3              2,600-2,500
                    Sockeye   Bristol Bay
                                        Grade 1              3,300-3,200
                                        Grade 2              2,900-2,800
                                        Grade 3              2,500-2,400
                    Coho      Bethel
                                        Grade 1              2,800-2,600
                                        Grade 2              2,400-2,200
                                        Grade 3              2,000-1,800
                    Pink        SE
                                        Grade 1              2,000-1,900
                                        Grade 2              1,700-1,600
                                        Grade 3              1,400-1,300
               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, Hokkaido                4,500-4,300
                              Japan, Sanriku                 4,300-4,200
                              SE                             3,700-3,500
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
                              Bristol Bay
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 580- 560
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 580- 560
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 550- 530
                              Cook Inlet
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 600- 580
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 600- 580
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 600- 580
                              Southeast
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 670- 650
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 670- 650
     
                              Canada
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 700- 680
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 750- 730
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 850- 800

     Coho, frozen, dressed
                              Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 310- 280
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 330- 300
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 310- 280
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 320- 300
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 340- 320
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 330- 310
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish              320- 300
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish              330- 320
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish              420- 400
     Atlantic, frozen, dressed     Norway
                                   3-4 kg/fish                  460- 440
                                   4-5 kg/fish                  480- 450
                                   5-6 kg/fish                  480- 450
                              Chile
                                   3-4 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
                                   3-4 kg/fish                  850- 800
                                   4-5 kg/fish                  900- 850
                              Australia
                                   3-4 kg/fish                   900-800
                                   4-5 kg/fish                   950-850
     King, fresh              New Zealand
                                   4-5 kg/fish                  850- 750

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     7,500-6,000
                                    Tokobushi                2,500-2,000
                              Australia                      6,000-5,500
                              Taiwan  Tokobushi              2,200-1,600

SARDINE, fresh, medium-large        Japan                       800- 500
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed         Alaska& Canada
                                   Over 7 lbs/fish           1,350-1,300
                                   5-7 lbs/fish              1,400-1,300
                                   4-5 lbs/fish              1,300-1,250
                                   3-4 lbs/fish              1,170-1,130
                                   2-3 lbs/fish              1,080-1,050
                                   1-2 lbs/fish                      950
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)               
                              M (600-400 grams/fish)                 500
                              S (400-200 grams/fish)                 500

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

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

FLOUNDER, fresh
                    Japan                                    3,500-2,000
                    U.S.A.                                   1,400-1,100
                    Korea, North                                        
                    China                                    2,000-1,500

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
                    Japan
                                    Extra large                1,000-450
                                          Large                2,200-500
                                          Medium               1,300-600
                                          Small                  800-400
OYSTER, live
                    Japan, Oofunato                              700-600
                    Japan, Hiroshima                             800-600

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

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