WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

                             JULY 5 - 18, 1997

All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange   
rates are: 113 - 115 yen = U.S.$1.00 for July 5 - 18, 1997.       
                                             
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Species                      Origin          Price range (yen/kg)
                                             High   Average    low
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BLUEFIN TUNA,   fresh, G & H
  July 11  Sales volume 10 fish  Boston     14,000 - 7,760 - 2,100 
BIGEYE TUNA,    fresh                           
  July 18 Sales volume 70 fish   Australia   7,300 - 2,500 - 1,000 
  July 18 Sales volume 86 fish   Pohnpei     2,500 - 1,352 -   500
  July 14 Sales volume 18 fish   New York    4,700 - 2,560 -   800
  July 18 Sales volume 88 fish   Bali        2,500 - 1,231 -   500
YELLOWFIN TUNA,  fresh                                            
  July 14 Sales volume  4 fish   Australia   3,300 - 2,500 - 1,100
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)                                            
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)  
  July 18          301 trays   Los Angeles    5,200 - 1,900/tray*
  July 18          550 trays   Peru           2,200 - 1,500/tray*
  July 18          659 trays   Chile          3,000 - 1,500/tray*
  July 10          836 trays   San Francisco  3,000 -   200/tray*
  July  8        1,152 trays   Alaska         4,000 - 1,700/tray* 
  July 18        2,807 trays   China          3,200 - 2,000/tray*
  July 12        1,019 packs                  2,000 -  600/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   5,300 -            
                                     Small    5,000 -       4,800
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        3,000 -     2,800
                                Sanriku         2,800 -     2,500
                       U.S.A.          Grade A  2,400 -     2,000

SEA CUCUMBER             Japan                        -          

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        1,420 - 1,380
             Alaska & Canada  5-7 lbs/fish        1,420 - 1,380
                              4-5 lbs/fish        1,350 - 1,330
                              3-4 lbs/fish        1,280 - 1,250
                              2-3 lbs/fish        1,150 - 1,130
                              1-2 lbs/fish        1,100 - 1,050
SALMON (frozen)
   Red:          Bristol Bay  2-4 lbs/fish              -      
               (dressed,IQF,  4-6 lbs/fish          600 - 580
                grade A)      6-9 lbs/fish          600 - 580
                   
                 Chugninadak  2-4 lbs/fish              -      
              (dressed,IQF,   4-6 lbs/fish          630 - 580 
               grade A)       6-9 lbs/fish          630 - 580
   
   Silver:         Chile      2-4 lbs/fish          630 - 580
                 (dressed,    4-6 lbs/fish          630 - 580
                  frozen)     6-9 lbs/fish          630 - 580
                   Alaska     4-6 lbs/fish              -    
               (net caught)   6-9 lbs/fish              -    
         Atlantic: (fresh, semi-dressed)                          
             Norway (standard grade)  3-4 kg/fish  1,000- 850 
SARDINE (fresh)  July 14 
                   Japan          Extra large       800 - 600
ABALONE (live)   July 7  
                   Japan           Ezo           11,000 - 8,000
                                   Kuro           8,700 - 8,500
                                   Aka            7,500 - 7,000
                                   Mata           8,500 - 7,500
                                 Tokobushi        4,500 -       
SURIMI (frozen)
                                          SA         520- 470
                                          FA         500  450
                                          AA              450
ROCK SOLE            Alaska      with roe  LL       600 - 580     
                                            L       600 - 580
                                            M       580 -         

FLOUNDER (fresh)  July 14    U.S.A.               1,600 - 1,350   
                            China                 2,300 - 1,000   
                            Korea, North                -         
                            Japan                 3,500 - 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. Sunee

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