WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
June 7-17, 2002
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.  Exchange rate are: 
124-126 yen = U.S.$1.00 for June 7-17, 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
          06/07          1 fish    Taiwan                    3,800      
          06/17         20 fish    Spain               7,000-4,669-2,500
          06/14          7 fish    Boston              6,300-4,800-3,300
          06/07          7 fish    Italy               4,600-3,270-1,800
          06/10          5 fish    Turkey              2,000-1,667-1,500
          06/17          6 fish    New Zealand         8,000-4,140-2,000
                           fish    Greece                               
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh 
          06/14         25 fish    Fiji                5,000-2,222-  700
          06/14         13 fish    Sri Lanka           2,700-1,091-  400
          06/17        148 fish    Australia           5,800-2,453-  700
          06/17         15 fish    Guam                2,500-2,027-1,000
                           fish    Maldive                              
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
          06/14          6 fish    Fiji                1,900-1,260-  700
          06/14          4 fish    Cebu                  800-  750-  700
          06/17         15 fish    Australia           2,500-1,567-1,000
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
          06/17      2,002 trays   China               2,600-1,400/tray*
          06/11        336 trays   Peru                1,000-  800/tray*
          06/13        373 trays   Chile               2,300-1,000/tray*
          06/15        803 trays   U.S.A.              2,500-1,600/tray*
          06/13         52 trays   Russia              1,300-1,100/tray*
          06/15         70 trays   North Korea         2,400-  400/tray*
          06/17                    Japan (white)      13,000-1,800/tray**
          06/15                    Japan (red)        10,000-1,000/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   Kenai
                                        Grade 1                         
                                        Grade 2                         
                                        Grade 3                         
                    Sockeye   Copper river
                                        Grade 1              4,000-3,800
                                        Grade 2              3,600-3,400
                                        Grade 3              3,200-3,000
                    King      Copper river
                                        Grade 1              3,800-3,500
                                        Grade 2              3,400-3,100
                                        Grade 3              3,000-2,700
                    Pink        Russia
                                        Grade 1                         
                                        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                          5,000-4,800
                                                                        
                              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                 660- 650
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 730- 720
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 830- 820
     Sockeye, fresh, semi-dressed  
                              Alaska
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                         
                                   4-6 lbs/fish              2,000-1,600
                                   6-9 lbs/fish              2,000-1,600
                              Southeast
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                         
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                         
     Sockeye, frozen, semi-dressed
                              Russia 
                                                                550- 500
                                                                        
                                                                        
     Coho, frozen, dressed
                              Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 370- 350
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 400- 390
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 400- 390
     Trout, frozen dressed    Chile
                                   2-4 lbs/fish                 380- 370
                                   4-6 lbs/fish                 430- 410
                                   6-9 lbs/fish                 430- 410
                              Europe
                                   1.8-2.7 kg/fish              400- 380
                                   2.7-3.6 kg/fish              410- 400
                                   3.6-4.5 kg/fish              430- 410
     Atlantic, frozen, dressed     Norway
                                   3-4 kg/fish                  520- 500
                                   4-5 kg/fish                  540- 520
                                   5-6 kg/fish                  540- 520
                              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                          
                              Australia
                                   3-4 kg/fish                          
                                   4-5 kg/fish                          
     King, fresh              New Zealand
                                   4-5 kg/fish                  900- 850

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           1,380-1,320
                                   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                  2,300-2,100
                                        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                                    3,000-2,000
                    U.S.A.                                   1,100-1,000
                    Korea, North                                        
                    China                                     1,200- 700

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh                
                    Japan
                                        3-4kg/fish           1,500-1,000
                                         2-kg/fish             800-  700
     
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Source:   NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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