WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

                      OCTOBER 7 - 20, 1997

All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange   
rates are: 121 - 122 yen = U.S.$1.00 for October 7 - 20, 1997.    
                                                
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Species                      Origin          Price range (yen/kg)
                                             High   Average    low
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BLUEFIN TUNA,   fresh, G & H
  Oct. 20  Sales volume 30 fish  Greece      6,000 - 3,070 - 1,000 
BIGEYE TUNA,    fresh                           
  Oct. 14 Sales volume 5  fish   Los Angeles 2,600 - 2,200 - 1,600 
  Oct. 20 Sales volume 62 fish   Australia   2,700 - 1,240 -   300
  Oct. 16 Sales volume 32 fish   New York    5,000 - 3,370 - 1,500
  Oct. 20 Sales volume 133 fish  Bali        2,600 -   950 -   300
YELLOWFIN TUNA,  fresh                                            
  Oct. 7  Sales volume 4  fish   Australia   2,000 - 1,600 -   800
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)                                            
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)  
  Oct. 20        4,330 trays   Los Angeles   10,000 - 1,000/tray*
  Oct. 20          503 trays   Peru           2,500 - 1,000/tray*
  Oct. 20          846 trays   Chile          1,600 -   900/tray*
  Oct. 20        8,888 trays   San Francisco  4,500 -   950/tray*
  Oct. 17          460 trays   Canada         5,800 - 1,500/tray* 
  Oct. 20          814 trays   Boston         3,000 - 1,000/tray*
  Oct. 11        6,875 packs                  1,300 -  500/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    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
                       Bristol  Red :  Grade A  3,200 -     3,000 
                                       Grade B  2,800 -     2,600 
                                       Grade C  2,400 -     2,200 
                       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 -     1,800
SALMON ROE (IKURA)                                                
                 Japan  Hokkaido/Sanriku Top grade  4,000 - 3,500 
                                      andard grade  3,400 - 3,000 
                           Alaska          Grade A  2,300 - 2,200

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        1,480 - 1,440
             Alaska & Canada  5-7 lbs/fish        1,480 - 1,440
                              4-5 lbs/fish        1,420 - 1,400
                              3-4 lbs/fish        1,350 -      
                              2-3 lbs/fish        1,230 - 1,200
                              1-2 lbs/fish        1,180 - 1,150
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          660 - 640
                 (dressed)    4-6 lbs/fish          700 - 660
                              6-9 lbs/fish          680 - 630
   King: frozen, Alaska                             900 - 800
   King: fresh   New Zealand  4-5 kg/fish         1,100 - 1,000
   Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed                                  
             Norway (standard grade)  3-4 kg/fish  1,000- 850 
SARDINE (fresh)  October 14 
                   Japan          Extra large       700 -  600 
ABALONE (live)   October 14 
                   Japan           Ezo           11,000 - 9,000
                                   Kuro          10,000 - 9,500
                                   Aka            8,000 - 7,000
                                   Mata           9,000 - 7,500
                   Australia                      5,500 - 5,000 
SURIMI (frozen)
                                          SA            -    
                                          FA                 
                                          AA                 
ROCK SOLE           Alaska       with roe   L           - 580     
                                            M       580 - 450
                                            S       580 - 430     

FLOUNDER (fresh) October 14  U.S.A.               2,800 - 1,500   
                             China                3,500 - 2,000   
                             Korea, North                -        
                             Japan                4,500 - 2,500

OYSTER  (fresh) October 20  Japan, Sanriku        2,800 - 1,000
                            Japan, Hiroshima      2,600 -   200 
                            Japan, Mie                  -         
ROCK COD                    U.S.A.                      -       
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Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sunee

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