WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
OCTOBER 25 - NOVEMBER 17, 1997
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchnge
rates are: 120 - 125 yen = U.S.$1.00 for Oct. 25 - Nov. 17, 1997.
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Species Origin Price range (yen/kg)
High Average low
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BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh, G & H
Nov. 17 Sales volume 47 fish Greece 7,700 - 2,640 - 1,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Nov. 17 Sales volume 53 fish Guam 2,900 - 1,360 - 300
Nov. 17 Sales volume 74 fish Australia 5,000 - 1,970 - 600
Nov. 13 Sales volume 36 fish Fiji 2,000 - 1,280 - 600
Nov. 17 Sales volume 119 fish Bali 2,500 - 1,122 - 500
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Nov. 17 Sales volume 6 fish Australia 2,400 - 1,330 - 300
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)
Nov. 17 1,594 trays Los Angeles 8,500 - 500/tray*
Nov. 14 1,146 trays Peru 1,700 - 500/tray*
Nov. 8 180 trays Mexico 1,300 - 800/tray*
Nov. 17 2,178 trays San Francisco 4,000 - 1,300/tray*
Nov. 14 517 trays Canada 3,700 - 700/tray*
Nov. 17 1,708 trays Boston 2,900 - 500/tray*
Nov. 8 5,277 packs 950 - 300/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 - 5,300
Grade A Medium 4,500 - 4,300
Small 3,800 - 3,300
HERRING ROE ON KELP Canada 7,500 -
San Francisco 6,000
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO)
Salted, processed
Bristol Red : Grade A 2,900 - 2,800
Grade B 2,500 - 2,400
Grade C 2,100 - 2,000
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 1,800 - 1,600
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Hokkaido/Sanriku Top grade 4,500 - 3,500
Standard grade 3,400 - 3,200
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 1,480 - 1,450
Alaska & Canada 5-7 lbs/fish 1,480 - 1,450
4-5 lbs/fish 1,390 - 1,360
3-4 lbs/fish 1,340 - 1,300
2-3 lbs/fish 1,190 - 1,170
1-2 lbs/fish 1,080 - 1,050
SALMON
Red: frozen Bristol Bay 2-4 lbs/fish 750 - 730
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 800 - 750
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 800 - 750
Kodiak 2-4 lbs/fish 780 - 760
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 810 - 780
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 810 - 780
Red: fresh, wild Alaska 3-4 kg/fish -
Silver: frozen Chile 2-4 lbs/fish 650 - 630
(dressed) 4-6 lbs/fish 680 - 650
6-9 lbs/fish 650 - 630
King: frozen, Alaska 11-18 lbs/fish 900 - 880
King: fresh New Zealand 4-5 kg/fish 950 - 850
Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed
Norway (standard grade) 3-4 kg/fish 950- 850
SARDINE (fresh) November 7
Japan Extra large 1,200 - 800
ABALONE (live) November 7
Japan Ezo 11,000 - 8,000
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 550 - 500
M 520 - 500
S - 500
FLOUNDER (fresh) November 7 U.S.A. 2,700 - 1,800
China 2,800 - 1,800
Korea, North -
Japan 4,500 - 2,000
OYSTER (fresh) November 17 Japan, Sanriku 2,800 - 500
Japan, Hiroshima 1,300 - 500
Japan, Okayama 1,500 - 900
ROCK COD U.S.A. -
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sunee
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