WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

July 16-29, 2002
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rate are: 
116-117 yen = U.S.$1.00 for July 16-22, 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
                           fish    Libya                                
          07/19          7 fish    Spain               5,000-3,000-2,500
          07/29          8 fish    Boston              7,000-5,825-4,700
                           fish    Italy                                
          07/25          2 fish    New Zealand               1,700      
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh 
          07/29         24 fish    Fiji                4,300-1,545-  700
          07/29         32 fish    Sri Lanka           1,500-  844-  500
          07/29         50 fish    Australia           4,500-2,257-1,000
          07/29         33 fish    Bali                1,500-  784-  400
                           fish    Viet Nam                             
          07/25         56 fish    New Zealand         5,300-2,600-1,000
                           fish    Florida                              
          07/23          7 fish    Panama              2,700-1,970-1,500
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
                           fish    Fiji                                 
          07/29         21 fish    Australia           3,000-1,350-  800

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          07/29      3,587 trays   China               4,000-  800/tray*
          07/26      1,076 trays   Peru                1,800-1,000/tray*
          07/26        717 trays   Chile               2,000-1,000/tray*
          07/19        647 trays   U.S.A.              5,200-  900/tray*
          07/26        340 trays   Russia              2,000-1,000/tray*
          07/26        355 trays   North Korea         3,500-1,500/tray*
          07/25        288 trays   Mexico              1,200-  800/tray*
          07/29                    Japan (white)      11,000-1,400/tray**
          07/29                    Japan (red)        20,000-1,000/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             3,500-3,000
                                        Grade 2             3,100-2,600
                                        Grade 3             2,700-2,200
                    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             3,200-3,000
                                        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                         5,800-5,500
                                                                       
                              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
                              Copper River
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                        
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                        
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                        
     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             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                400- 380
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                420- 410
                                   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
     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                               
1,700-1,200
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                                   1,800-1,300

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh                
                    Japan
                                         Large               1,200- 600
                                         Medium                750- 300
                                        Small                          
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Source:   NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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