WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
SEPTEMBER 8 - 19, 1997
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange
rates are: 120 - 121 yen = U.S.$1.00 for September 8 - 19, 1997.
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Species Origin Price range (yen/kg)
High Average low
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BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh, G & H
Sept. 16 Sales volume 42 fish Boston 7,000 - 4,240 - 2,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Sept.19 Sales volume 41 fish Guam 2,300 - 1,270 - 500
Sept.16 Sales volume 72 fish Pohnpei 2,300 - 1,250 - 500
Sept.19 Sales volume 26 fish New York 5,000 - 3,150 - 1,200
Sept.19 Sales volume 63 fish Bali 2,500 - 1,320 - 500
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Sept.16 Sales volume 28 fish Australia 2,000 - 1,250 - 400
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)
Sept. 19 398 trays Los Angeles 6,500 - 3,500/tray*
Sept. 18 211 trays Peru 3,600 - 2,700/tray*
Sept. 19 488 trays Chile 3,800 - 3,500/tray*
Sept. 19 233 trays San Francisco 5,200 - 2,900/tray*
Sept. 13 187 trays Canada 3,500 - 300/tray*
Sept. 19 1,044 trays China 4,800 - 2,000/tray*
Sept. 13 packs Mexico 300 - 200/pack**
* (tray=280-380 grams in net weight)
** (pack= 100 grams in net weight)
ALASKA POLLOCK ROE
Salted, processed, frozen roe
Grade A U.S.A. Large -
Medium 3,500 - 2,500
Small -
HERRING ROE
Salted products Canada Large 5,800 -
Grade A Medium 5,300 -
Small 5,000 - 4,800
HERRING ROE ON KELP Canada 7,500 -
San Francisco 6,000
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO)
Salted, processed
Bristol Red : Grade A 3,500 - 3,300
Grade B 3,100 - 3,000
Grade C 2,700 - 2,500
PWS/SE Chum: Grade A 2,600 - 2,500
Grade B 2,200 - 2,100
Grade C 1,800 - 1,700
Cordove/SE Pink: Grade A 2,200 - 2,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Hokkaido/Sanriku Top grade 3,500-3,400
Standard grade 3,200-3,000
Alaska Grade A 2,300-2,200
SEA CUCUMBER Japan -
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Species Origin Price range (yen/kg)
High Low
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SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB)
C. bairdi, section with claws,
cooked frozen, shrink-pack, 5 L 2,700 - 2,100
5 kg-carton Alaska 4 L 2,300 - 1,800
SABLEFISH (BLACK COD)
Frozen, dressed over 7 lbs/fish 1,450 - 1,420
Alaska & Canada 5-7 lbs/fish 1,460 - 1,420
4-5 lbs/fish 1,380 - 1,350
3-4 lbs/fish 1,330 - 1,300
2-3 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150
1-2 lbs/fish 1,130 - 1,100
SALMON
Red: frozen Bristol Bay 2-4 lbs/fish 800 - 780
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 830 - 800
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 830 - 800
Kodiak 2-4 lbs/fish 820 - 800
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 850 - 820
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 850 - 820
Red: fresh, wild Alaska 3-4 kg/fish -
Silver: frozen Chile 2-4 lbs/fish 720 - 700
(dressed) 4-6 lbs/fish 730 - 710
6-9 lbs/fish 700 - 680
King: frozen, California wild -
King: fresh Canada 4-6 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,050
Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed
Norway (standard grade) 3-4 kg/fish 1,000- 850
SARDINE (fresh) September 8
Japan Extra large 1,200 - 1,000
ABALONE (live) September 8
Japan Ezo 11,000 - 9,000
Kuro 9,300 - 7,500
Aka 8,000 - 7,000
Mata 9,000 - 7,500
Tokobushi -
SURIMI (frozen)
SA 520-
FA 500
AA 450
ROCK SOLE Alaska with roe L 600 - 580
M 600 - 580
S 580 -
FLOUNDER (fresh) Sept. 8 U.S.A. 4,500 - 1,300
China -
Korea, North -
Japan 4,000 - 2,500
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. Sonu
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