WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

                  AUGUST 22 - SEPTEMBER 5,  1997

All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange   
rates are: 118 - 121 yen = U.S.$1.00 for Aug. 22- Sept. 5, 1997.  
                                                  
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Species                      Origin          Price range (yen/kg)
                                             High   Average    low
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BLUEFIN TUNA,   fresh, G & H
  Sept. 5  Sales volume 56 fish  Boston      7,000 - 4,024 - 2,800 
BIGEYE TUNA,    fresh                           
  Sept. 5 Sales volume 41 fish   Guam        2,000 - 1,163 -   300 
  Sept. 2 Sales volume 41 fish   Pohnpei     2,000 - 1,340 -   800
  Sept. 1 Sales volume 44 fish   New York    5,500 - 2,720 -   600
  Sept. 2 Sales volume 45 fish   Bali        2,000 -   969 -   500
YELLOWFIN TUNA,  fresh                                            
  Sept. 4 Sales volume 24 fish   Australia   1,800 - 1,210 -   800
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)                                            
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)  
  Sept.  5       1,360 trays   Los Angeles    9,000 - 1,500/tray*
  Sept.  5         366 trays   Peru           2,800 - 1,700/tray*
  Sept.  5         721 trays   Chile          2,400 - 1,000/tray*
  Sept.  5       2,330 trays   San Francisco  3,600 - 1,500/tray*
  Sept.  4         528 trays   Mexico         2,200 - 1,800/tray* 
  Sept.  5         781 trays   China          3,500 -   800/tray*
  Sept.  5       1,785 packs                  1,000 -  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          -            
                                     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  3,600 -     3,500 
                                       Grade B  3,200 -     3,100 
                                       Grade C  2,800 -     2,700 
                       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        3,400 -     2,600
                                Sanriku         2,600 -     2,400
                       Alaska          Grade A  2,500 -     2,400

SEA CUCUMBER             Japan                        -          

                                                                  
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Species            Origin                   Price range (yen/kg)  
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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 - 1,400
             Alaska & Canada  5-7 lbs/fish        1,450 - 1,400
                              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          820 - 800  
               (dressed,IQF,  4-6 lbs/fish          850 - 830
                grade A)      6-9 lbs/fish          850 - 830
                           
                 Kodiak       2-4 lbs/fish          830 - 800  
              (dressed,IQF,   4-6 lbs/fish          850 - 830 
               grade A)       6-9 lbs/fish          850 - 830
   Red: fresh, wild  Alaska   3-4 kg/fish               -      
   Silver: frozen  Chile      2-4 lbs/fish          720 - 700
                 (dressed)    4-6 lbs/fish          750 - 730
                              6-9 lbs/fish          750 - 730
   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)  August 28
                   Japan          Extra large       600 - 400
ABALONE (live)   August 26
                   Japan           Ezo           11,000 - 9,000
                                   Kuro           9,500 - 8,500
                                   Aka            8,000 - 7,500
                                   Mata           9,000 - 8,500
                                 Tokobushi        5,000 - 4,500 
SURIMI (frozen)
                                          SA         520-    
                                          FA         500     
                                          AA              450
ROCK SOLE                        with roe   L           - 580     
                                            M           - 580
                                            S       580 - 560     

FLOUNDER (fresh)  August 28  U.S.A.               4,000 - 1,300   
                             China                3,300 - 3,000   
                             Korea, North                -        
                             Japan                4,000 - 3,000

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. Sonu

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