WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

February 18-25, 2002
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rates are: 
132-134 yen = U.S.$1.00 for February 18-25, 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
          02/25         31 fish    Los Angeles         3,600-3,210-3,000
          02/25         26 fish    Spain               5,600-4,604-3,600
          02/22         41 fish    Tunisia             3,800-2,432-2,000
          02/20         12 fish    Italy               5,000-2,852-2,000
          02/18         16 fish    Turkey              3,700-2,070-1,000
          02/18          1 fish    New Zealand        10,000            
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh 
          02/22         19 fish    Guam                2,300-1,384-  700
          02/25        111 fish    Australia           3,300-1,145-  500
          02/18         16 fish    New Zealand         5,500-3,200-1,300
          02/22         19 fish    Bali                1,600-  864-  300
          02/21         15 fish    Viet Nam            2,300-1,594-1,000
          02/25         42 fish    Sri Lanka           2,500-1,498-  800
          02/19         31 fish    Fiji                3,200-1,883-1,000
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          02/21         15 fish    Viet Nam            2,300-1,594-1,000
          02/19         15 fish    Fiji                2,300-1,114-  400
          02/22         19 fish    Australia           2,000-1,445-1,000
          02/18          6 fish    New Zealand         3,500-2,350-1,300
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          02/23        207 trays   China               2,000-1,600/tray*
          02/20        168 trays   Alaska              2,000-1,400/tray
          02/20         48 trays   Chile               1,900-1,600/tray*
          02/25      1,288 trays   Los Angeles         5,400-  900/tray*
          02/25      1,182 trays   San Francisco       3,600-1,300/tray*
          02/23        248 trays   North America                        
                                   (green sea urchin)  3,900-2,500/tray*
          02/25      1,398 trays   Canada              3,000-1,100/tray*
          02/23        229 trays   Korea, North        2,500-1,300/tray*
          02/25        714 trays   Japan (white)      14,000-2,800/tray*
          02/25      1,276 trays   Japan (red)        10,000-3,300/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                4,300-4,200
                              Japan, Sanriku                 4,200-4,100
                              SE                             4,000-3,600
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- 320
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 310- 300
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 310- 300
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 330- 320
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 330- 320
                              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
                                   4-5 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, semi-dressed
                                   3-4 kg/fish                  850- 800
                                   4-5 kg/fish                  900- 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         7,500-6,000
                                    Tokobushi                2,500-2,000
                              Australia                      6,000-5,500
                              Taiwan  Tokobushi              2,300-1,700

SARDINE, fresh, large          Japan                              800
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-  930
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)                 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.                                   1,500-1,100
                    Korea, North                              1,200- 500
                    China                                               

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh, pole-and-line
                    Japan
                                         3 kg/fish                 1,500
                                         2 kg/fish                      
                                       2.5 kg/fish                      
                                   2.2-2.3 kg/fish                 1,000
OYSTER, live
                    Japan, Oofunato                      1,000- 600- 400
                    Japan, Hiroshima                       800- 600- 500

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

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