WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

April 19-26, 2002
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rate is:
130 yen = U.S.$1.00 for April 19-26, 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
          04/23         33 fish    France              5,000-3,550-2,000
          04/25          2 fish    Spain               4,300      -2,000
          04/25         62 fish    Tunisia             5,500-3,380-1,500
          04/25         17 fish    Italy               6,000-4,170-2,000
          04/22          4 fish    Turkey              3,700-3,170-3,000
          04/22          9 fish    New Zealand         5,100-4,070-3,100
          04/22          1 fish    Greece                          3,300
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh 
          04/19         17 fish    Bali                1,800-1,167-  600
          04/25         76 fish    Australia           4,300-2,120-1,000
          04/25         26 fish    New Zealand         5,500-2,500-  800
          04/25         31 fish    Sri Lanka           2,500-1,315-  600
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          04/25          1 fish    New Zealand                     1,800
          04/19         27 fish    Sri Lanka           1,900-1,232-  800
          04/25          8 fish    Australia           3,000-2,220-1,200
          04/25          8 fish    Bali                1,700-1,143-  800

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          04/26      1,500 trays   China               2,800-  600/tray*
          04/23        754 trays   Alaska              2,500-1,800/tray*
          04/26        617 trays   Chile               2,200-  700/tray*
          04/26        120 trays   Los Angeles         4,300-3,000/tray*
          04/26        432 trays   San Francisco       4,500-2,000/tray*
          04/26        120 trays   North America                        
                                   (green sea urchin)        1,300/tray*
                           trays   Canada                          tray*
          04/23          7 trays   Korea, North        2,500-1,810/tray*
          04/26        194 trays   Japan (white)      13,000-3,300/tray*
          04/26      1,226 trays   Japan (red)         9,000-3,500/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                         
                                        Grade 2                         
                                        Grade 3                         
                    Sockeye   Bristol Bay
                                        Grade 1              3,000-2,600
                                        Grade 2              2,600-2,200
                                        Grade 3              2,200-1,800
                    Coho      Bethel
                                        Grade 1              2,800-2,600
                                        Grade 2              2,400-2,200
                                        Grade 3              2,000-1,800
                    Pink        Russia
                                        Grade 1              1,500-1,400
                                        Grade 2                         
                                        Grade 3                         
               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                 280- 250
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 300- 270
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 270- 260
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 300- 280
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 320- 300
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 310- 290
                              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         7,500-7,000
                                    Tokobushi                2,500-2,000
                              Australia                      6,000-5,500
                              Taiwan  Tokobushi              2,200-1,600

SARDINE, fresh, medium-large        Japan                    1,800-1,500
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.                                   1,400-1,200
                    Korea, North                                        
                    China                                    1,500-  500

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
                    Japan
                                    Extra large                      700
                                          Large                2,600-450
                                          Medium               1,600-600
                                          Small                1,100-500
OYSTER, live
                    Japan, Sanriku                               750-700
                    Japan, Hiroshima                                 700

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

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