WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
August 13-27, 2002
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rate are: 118-120 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for August 13-27, 2002.

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Species/       Sales   Origin     Price range (yen/kg)
Date of sale   volume             High  Average  Low 
(Month/date)
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BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh
08/23      2 fish   Boston                   6,000-4,850-3,700
08/27     21 fish   Canada                   4,800-3,876-3,000

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh 
08/23     38 fish   Fiji                     3,900-1,577-  700
08/23     21 fish   Sri Lanka                1,800-1,311-  800
08/27    233 fish   Australia                5,000-1,244-  600
08/26     17 fish   Bali                     2,500-1,375-  800
             fish   Viet Nam                                  
08/23      8 fish   New Zealand              2,500-2,010-1,100
             fish   Taiwan                                    
08/23     13 fish   Panama                   4,500-3,210-1,300
08/27     10 fish   Guam                     1,400-  989-  500

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
08/23      2 fish   Maldive                  1,800-1,400-1,000
08/27     28 fish   Australia                2,500-1,453-1,000
08/20      1 fish   Panama                               1,100

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
08/27     1,120 trays  China                  3,500-1,000/tray*
                trays  Peru                              /tray*
08/23       702 trays  Chile                  1,800-1,000/tray*
08/27       378 trays  U.S.A.                 6,500-1,400/tray*
08/23       440 trays  Russia                 2,600-1,700/tray*
08/23       230 trays  North Korea            1,800-1,000/tray*
                trays  Mexico                            /tray*
08/27          Japan (white)                14,500-2,300/tray**
08/26          Japan (red)                  21,500-1,500/tray**

                *(tray=280-350 grams in net weight)
               **(tray=450-150 grams in net weight)

ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed
     Japan     Fresh   Top grade                    5,500-4,000
     Japan     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 salmon sujiko, Bristol Bay
                       Grade 1                      3,200-3,000
                       Grade 2                      2,800-2,600
                       Grade 3                      2,500-2,300
     Sockeye salmon sujiko, PWS
                       Grade 1                      3,300-3,200
                       Grade 2                      2,900-2,800
                       Grade 3                      2,500-2,400
     King salmon sujiko, PWS
                       Grade 1                                 
                       Grade 2                                 
                       Grade 3                                 
     Chum salmon sujiko, PWS
                       Grade 1                      3,300-2,600
                       Grade 2                      2,900-2,200
                       Grade 3                      2,500-1,800
     Salmon-trout sujiko, Denmark                              
                       Grade 1                      3,400-3,200
                       Grade 2                      3,000-2,800
     Salmon-trout sujiko, 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                                        3,200-2,900
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 salmon, frozen, dressed, IQF
          Local
               2-4 lbs/fish                             650-530
               4-6 lbs/fish                             720-700
               6-9 lbs/fish                             720-700
     Sockeye salmon, frozen, dressed
          Bristol Bay
               2-4 lbs/fish                             600-580
               4-6 lbs/fish                             620-600
               6-9 lbs/fish                             620-600
     Sockeye salmon, fresh, semi-dressed                       
          Alaska
               2-4 lbs/fish                                    
               4-6 lbs/fish                                    
               6-9 lbs/fish                                    
          Southeast
               4-6 lbs/fish                                    
               6-9 lbs/fish                                    
     Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                             430-410
               4-6 lbs/fish                             520-500
               6-9 lbs/fish                             510-490
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                             430-420
               4-6 lbs/fish                             470-460
               6-9 lbs/fish                             480-470
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, 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 salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
               3-4 kg/fish                              540-520
               4-5 kg/fish                              560-540
               5-6 kg/fish                              580-560
     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile                   
               3-4 kg/fish                              430-420
               4-5 kg/fish                              470-460
               5-6 kg/fish                              480-470
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
               3-4 kg/fish                              800-750
               4-5 kg/fish                              850-800
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Chile
               3-4 kg/fish                                     
               4-5 kg/fish                                     
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Scotland
               3-4 kg/fish                                     
               4-5 kg/fish                              900-850
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Australia
               2-3 kg/fish                              950-900
               4-5 kg/fish                                     
     King salmon, fresh, New Zealand
               4-5 kg/fish                              850-800
     King salmon, fresh, Canada
               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                                          2,300-1,300
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
     Alaska& Canada
          Over 7 lbs/fish                           1,380-1,320
          5-7 lbs/fish                              1,380-1,330
          4-5 lbs/fish                              1,300-1,250
          3-4 lbs/fish                              1,200-1,150
          2-3 lbs/fish                              1,100-1,070
          1-2 lbs/fish                                980-  950
     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                                     5,500-4,000
          U.S.A.                                    1,600-1,200
          Korea, North                                         
          China                                                
SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh, pole-and-line caught
          Japan        Large                          1,500-650
                       Medium                         1,000-500
                       Small                            800-400
                                                         
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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