WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

                        JUNE 2 - 13, 1997

All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange   
rates are: 112 - 116 yen = U.S.$1.00 for June 2 - 13, 1997.       
                                             
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Species                      Origin          Price range (yen/kg)
                                             High   Average    low
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BLUEFIN TUNA
   Fresh, H & G, June 12     
   Sales volume   20 fish    Taiwan          8,000 - 3,390 - 1,000
BIGEYE TUNA                                     
   Fresh, June 13                                                 
   Sales volume 30 fish      Fiji            5,500 - 2,070 -   300
YELLOWFIN TUNA                                                    
   Fresh, June 13     
   Sales volume 48 fish      Guam            2,200 - 1,030 -   400
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)                                            
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)  
   June 13         514 trays   Los Angeles    8,100 - 2,000/tray*
   June 6          264 trays   Canada         4,400 -   450/tray*
   June 13       1,074 trays   Chile          3,200 - 1,600/tray*
   June 6          498 trays   San Francisco  3,300 - 1,800/tray*
   June 13       1,689 trays   Alaska         4,100 - 1,000/tray* 
   June 13       1,099 trays   China          3,600 - 1,000/tray*
   June 6        6,202 packs                    800 -  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.          Grade A  2,500 -     2,100

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        1,500 - 1,450
             Alaska & Canada  5-7 lbs/fish        1,500 - 1,430
                              4-5 lbs/fish        1,400 - 1,380
                              3-4 lbs/fish        1,300 - 1,280
                              2-3 lbs/fish        1,180 - 1,150
                              1-2 lbs/fish        1,150 - 1,100
SALMON (frozen)
   Red:          Bristol Bay  2-4 lbs/fish              -      
               (dressed,IQF,  4-6 lbs/fish          670 - 630
                grade A)      6-9 lbs/fish          670 - 630
                   
                 Chugninadak  2-4 lbs/fish              -      
              (dressed,IQF,   4-6 lbs/fish          670 - 630 
               grade A)       6-9 lbs/fish          670 - 630
   
   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  1,000- 800 
SARDINE (fresh)  June 9  
                   Japan          Extra large     1,000 - 800
ABALONE (live)   June 3  
                   Japan           Ezo           11,000 - 8,000
                                   Kuro           8,000 -      
                                   Aka            7,000 - 6,800
                                   Mata                 -      
                                 Tokobushi        4,100 - 3,500 
SURIMI (frozen)
                                          SA         500- 450
                                          FA              480
                                          AA              430
ROCK SOLE            Alaska      with roe  LL       600 - 580     
                                            L       600 - 580
                                            M       580 -         

FLOUNDER (fresh)  June 9    U.S.A.                1,200 - 1,100   
                            China                 2,200 - 1,000   
                            Korea, North                -         
                            Japan                 3,500 - 1,500

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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