WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
MAY 6 - 19, 1997
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange
rates are: 115 - 126 yen = U.S.$1.00 for May 6 - 19, 1997.
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Species Origin Price range (yen/kg)
High Average low
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BLUEFIN TUNA
Fresh, H & G, May 19
Sales volume 70 fish Taiwan 3,800 - 1,920,- 1,000
BIGEYE TUNA
Fresh, May 19
Sales volume 43 fish Marshall Isls. 2,600 - 1,040 - 300
YELLOWFIN TUNA
Fresh, May 19
Sales volume 24 fish Australia 5,000 - 2,070 - 1,000
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)
May 16 434 trays Los Angeles 5,000 - 2,000/tray*
May 19 2,297 trays Canada 5,300 - 1,300/tray*
May 19 997 trays Chile 3,500 - 2,300/tray*
May 15 1,752 trays San Francisco 3,800 - 500/tray*
May 10 930 trays Alaska 3,800 - 1,600/tray*
trays China - /tray*
May 10 2,480 packs 1,400 - 100/pack**
* (tray=280-380 grams in net weight)
** (pack= 100 grams in net weight)
ALASKA POLLOCK ROE
Salted, processed from frozen roe
Japanese products, Grade A Large 2,500 - 1,500
Medium 3,000 - 1,800
Small 2,700 - 1,800
HERRING ROE
Salted products Canada Large 5,800 -
Grade A Medium 5,500 -
Small 5,200 - 5,000
HERRING ROE ON KELP Canada 7,500 -
San Francisco 6,000
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO)
Salted, processed
Alaska King: Grade A -
Alaska Silver: Grade A 2,300 - 2,000
Alaska Red: Grade A 2,300 - 2,000
Grade B
Alaska Chum: Grade A 2,500 - 2,200
Grade B -
Alaska Pink: Grade A 1,600 - 1,300
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Hokkaido 3,300 - 3,000
Sanriku 3,000 - 2,800
U.S.A. (standard grade) 2,500 - 2,100
SEA CUCUMBER Japan -
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB)
C. bairdi, section with claws,
cooked frozen, shrink-pack, 5 L 2,800 - 2,300
5 kg-carton Alaska 4 L 2,600 - 2,200
SABLEFISH (BLACK COD)
Frozen, dressed over 7 lbs/fish 1,500 -
Alaska & Canada 5-7 lbs/fish 1,500 - 1,450
4-5 lbs/fish 1,430 - 1,420
3-4 lbs/fish 1,390 - 1,360
2-3 lbs/fish -
1-2 lbs/fish -
SALMON (frozen)
Red: Bristol Bay 2-4 lbs/fish -
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 720 - 730
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 700 - 700
Chugninadak 2-4 lbs/fish -
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 720 - 700
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 700 - 670
Silver: Chile 2-4 lbs/fish 700 - 680
(dressed, 4-6 lbs/fish 720 - 700
frozen) 6-9 lbs/fish 720 - 700
Alaska 4-6 lbs/fish -
(net caught) 6-9 lbs/fish -
Atlantic: (fresh, semi-dressed)
Norway (standard grade) 3-4 kg/fish 900- 800
SARDINE (fresh) May 9
Japan Extra large 1,000 - 800
ABALONE (live) May 9
Japan Ezo 11,000 - 8,000
Kuro 8,500 - 7,500
Aka 7,500 - 7,000
Mata 8,500 - 7,000
Tokobushi 4,500 - 4,000
SURIMI (frozen)
SA 500
FA 450
AA 430
ROCK SOLE Alaska with roe LL 600 - 580
L 600 - 580
M 580 -
FLOUNDER (fresh) May 8 U.S.A. 1,700 -
China 2,500 - 1,300
Korea, North 1,800 - 1,500
Japan 3,500 - 2,000
OYSTER (fresh) Japan, Oofunato -
Japan, Hiroshima -
Japan, Mie -
ROCK COD U.S.A. -
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sunee
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