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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