WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

March 11-18, 2002
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are: 
128-129 yen = U.S.$1.00 for March 11-18, 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
          03/18         27 fish    Los Angeles         2,900-2,460-2,300
          03/18         43 fish    Spain               7,000-4,622-3,300
          03/18         19 fish    Tunisia             4,500-2,764-1,600
          03/14            fish    Italy               7,000-4,382-2,000
          03/14         36 fish    Turkey              3,500-1,733-  600
                                   New Zealand                          
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh 
          03/16            fish    Puket               1,700-  850-  600
          03/15         25 fish    Australia           4,800-2,145-1,000
          03/11         34 fish    New Zealand         4,000-1,915-1,000
          03/16         52 fish    Bali                2,200-1,022-  600
          03/15         22 fish    Viet Nam            2,100-1,103-  400
          03/15         36 fish    Sri Lanka           3,000-1,404-  500
          03/15         25 fish    Taiwan              1,500-  736-  400
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          03/16            fish    Bali                            1,200
          03/15         21 fish    Fiji                1,500-1,140-  600
          03/14         40 fish    Australia           2,000-  976-  600
                           fish    New Zealand                          
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          03/18        747 trays   China               1,500-  650/tray*
                           trays   Alaska                          tray
                           trays   Chile                           tray*
          03/16         84 trays   Los Angeles         4,800-1,000/tray*
          03/16        280 trays   San Francisco       3,000-1,800/tray*
          03/16        150 trays   North America                        
                                   (green sea urchin)  2,500-1,600/tray*
          03/18        766 trays   Canada              1,200-  650/tray*
          02/16        360 trays   Korea, North        1,300-  200/tray*
          03/18        732 trays   Japan (white)      12,000-1,300/tray*
          03/18      1,635 trays   Japan (red)         8,500-2,800/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              3,000-2,800
                                        Grade 2              2,600-2,500
                                        Grade 3                    2,200
                    Pink      Kodiak
                                        Grade 1              2,200-2,000
                                        Grade 2              1,900-1,700
                                        Grade 3              1,600-1,500
                    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         3,700-3,500
                                             Grade 2         3,300-3,100
               Coho           Yakutat
                                           Grade 1           3,000-2,800
                                           Grade 2           2,600-2,400
                                           Grade 3           2,200-2,000
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
                              Russia                         3,000-2,400
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
                              Japan                          4,300-3,700
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- 300
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 330- 310
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 310- 300
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 330- 320
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 350- 340
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 350- 330
                              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)           7,000-6,000
                                    Ezo: Over 300 gm              11,500
                                        About 200 gm         9,000-8,500
                                         150- 200 gm         8,000-7,500
                                         100- 150 gm     7,000-6,000
                                    Tokobushi                2,500-2,000
                              Australia                      6,000-5,500
                              Taiwan  Tokobushi              2,300-1,700

SARDINE, fresh, medium-large        Japan                                
1,200-1,000
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed         Alaska& Canada
                                   Over 7 lbs/fish           1,350-1,320
                                   5-7 lbs/fish              1,400-1,350
                                   4-5 lbs/fish              1,330-1,300
                                   3-4 lbs/fish              1,160-1,140
                                   2-3 lbs/fish              1,050-1,030
                                   1-2 lbs/fish                950-  940
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 (800-600 grams/fish)                    
                              M (600-400 grams/fish)           550-  500
                              S (400-200 grams/fish)                 500

ROCK SOLE, without roe             L (800-600 grams/fish)            240
                              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                                    3,500-2,000
                    U.S.A.                                   1,350-1,100
                    Korea, North                                        
                    China                                               

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
                    Japan
                                           kg/fish                      
                                       5-6 kg/fish            1,000- 800
                                   1.7-1.8 kg/fish              600- 500
                                   1.4-1.5 kg/fish              500- 400
OYSTER, live
                    Japan, Oofunato                      1,300- 800- 600
                    Japan, Hiroshima                       800- 600- 500

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

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