WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
August 1-12, 2002
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rate are: 
119-200 yen = U.S.$1.00 for August 1-12, 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
          08/12         11 fish    Boston              7,500-6,033-4,000
                           fish    Italy                                
                           fish    New Zealand              
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh 
          08/12         32 fish    Fiji                5,600-2,319-1,000
          08/12         33 fish    Sri Lanka           2,500-1,335-  600
          08/12         46 fish    Australia           6,000-2,211-1,000
          08/05            fish    Bali                1,400-  967-  500
          08/01            fish    Viet Nam            2,300-1,300-  600
          08/09         36 fish    New Zealand         5,000-2,967-1,100
          08/06            fish    Taiwan              2,000-1,600-1,300
          08/06         21 fish    Panama              3,000-1,600-1,000
          08/12         42 fish    Guam                4,000-1,838-1,000
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          08/05            fish    Bali                1,100-  850-  500
          08/12         11 fish    Australia           4,400-2,522-1,000
          08/01                    Viet Nam            2,000-1,300-  900
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          08/12      4,862 trays   China               5,600-1,200/tray*
                           trays   Peru                           /tray*
          08/10        246 trays   Chile               1,700-1,500/tray*
          08/12      1,534 trays   U.S.A.              5,800-1,200/tray*
          08/03        435 trays   Russia              2,400-1,400/tray*
          08/10        220 trays   North Korea         2,500-1,300/tray*
          08/10         60 trays   Mexico              1,600-1,200/tray*
          08/12                    Japan (white)      12,500-1,600/tray**
          08/12                    Japan (red)        23,000-2,000/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   Bristol Bay
                                        Grade 1                3,300-3,000
                                        Grade 2                2,900-2,600
                                        Grade 3                2,600-2,200
                    Sockeye   Copper River
                                        Grade 1                3,800-3,600
                                        Grade 2                3,400-3,200
                                        Grade 3                3,000-2,800
                    King      PWS
                                        Grade 1                3,800-3,600
                                        Grade 2                3,400-3,200
                                        Grade 3                3,000-2,800
                    Chum        PWS
                                        Grade 1                3,300-2,600
                                        Grade 2                2,900-2,200
                                        Grade 3                2,500-1,800
               Salmon-trout   Denmark
                                             Grade 1           3,400-3,200
                                             Grade 2           3,000-2,800
               Salmon-trout   Finland
                                           Grade 1             3,000-3,200
                                           Grade 2             2,600-2,800
                                           Grade 3             2,200-2,100
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
                              Japan                            5,800-5,500
                                                                          
                              SE                               3,100-2,900
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
                              False Pass
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                    650-550
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                    690-590
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                    690-590
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed
                              Bristol Bay
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                    580-500
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                    610-530
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                    580-500
     Sockeye, fresh, semi-dressed  
                              Alaska
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                           
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                           
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                           
                              Southeast
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                           
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                           

     Coho, frozen, dressed         Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                    410-390
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                    430-420
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                    450-440
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                    410-400
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                    460-450
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                    500-480
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish                 430-420
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish                 460-450
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish                 480-460
     Atlantic, frozen, dressed     Norway
                                   3-4 kg/fish                     540-520
                                   4-5 kg/fish                     560-540
                                   5-6 kg/fish                     580-560
                              Chile
                                   3-4 kg/fish                     410-400
                                   4-5 kg/fish                     440-430
                                   5-6 kg/fish                     460-450
     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                     900-850
                              Australia
                                   2-3 kg/fish                     900-850
                                   4-5 kg/fish                            
     King, fresh              New Zealand
                                   4-5 kg/fish                     850-800
     King, fresh              Canada
                                   4-5 kg/fish                     850-800

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, large              Japan                       1,700-1,200
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed         Alaska& Canada
                                   Over 7 lbs/fish             1,380-1,320
                                   5-7 lbs/fish                1,380-1,330
                                   4-5 lbs/fish                1,300-1,250
                                   3-4 lbs/fish                1,200-1,150
                                   2-3 lbs/fish                1,100-1,070
                                   1-2 lbs/fish                  980-  950

SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, section with claw, cooked frozen,
     shrink-pack, 5 kg-carton Alaska    5 L                    2,450-2,100
                                        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                                      2,500-1,500
                    U.S.A.                                                
                    Korea, North                                          
                    China                                      1,800-1,300

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh, pole-and-line caught
                    Japan
                                        3 kg/fish                    1,000
                                        2.5kg/fish                 300-200
                                            
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Source:   NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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