WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
                                
July 4-15, 2002
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rate are: 
117-120 yen = U.S.$1.00 for July 4-15, 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
          07/04          7 fish    Libya               2,700-1,700      
          07/15          4 fish    Spain               7,500-7,125-7,000
          07/09          2 fish    Boston              6,000-5,750-5,500
          07/08          2 fish    Italy               4,000-2,000      
          07/08          1 fish    New Zealand               5,000      
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh 
          07/15         16 fish    Fiji                4,700-2,886-1,300
          07/09         12 fish    Sri Lanka           1,000-  767-  600
          07/12         24 fish    Australia           5,000-2,835-  800
          07/15         14 fish    Guam                2,000-1,235-  850
          07/05         36 fish    Viet Nam            2,500-1,352-  400
          07/08         10 fish    New Zealand         6,400-4,260-2,500
          07/09          9 fish    Florida             4,600-3,640-1,600
          07/05         20 fish    Puket               2,500-1,169-  400
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          07/09          3 fish    Fiji                2,500-1,833-1,200
          07/12         21 fish    Australia           3,000-1,748-1,000

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          07/12        761 trays   China               4,700-1,300/tray*
          07/13        320 trays   Peru                1,900-1,500/tray*
          07/05      1,423 trays   Chile               1,200-  500/tray*
          07/12        383 trays   U.S.A.              4,800-1,200/tray*
          07/05        282 trays   Russia              1,400-  600/tray*
          07/10        153 trays   North Korea         1,100-1,000/tray*
          07/12                    Japan (white)      13,500-1,100/tray**
          07/12                    Japan (red)        18,000-1,500/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              2,800-2,600
                                        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                          5,300-5,200
                                                                        
                              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                 720- 700
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 820- 800
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 870- 860
     Sockeye, frozen, dressed
                              Bristol Bay
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 570- 550
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 570- 550
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 480- 470
     Sockeye, fresh, semi-dressed  
                              Alaska
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                         
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              1,300-1,200
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              1,300-1,200
                              Southeast
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                         
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                         

     Coho, frozen, dressed
                              Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 380- 360
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 410- 390
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 410- 390
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 400- 390
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 440- 430
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 440- 430
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish              420- 400
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish              430- 410
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish              450- 430
     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
     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

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                                      
1,300-1,000
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                  2,450-2,100
                                        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                                     1,300- 700

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh                
                    Japan
                                         Large                  600- 300
                                         Medium                 350- 200
                                        Small                           
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Source:   NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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