WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

                  SEPTEMBER 20 - OCTOBER 6,  1997

All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange   
rates are: 120 - 121 yen = U.S.$1.00 for Sept. 20 - Oct. 6, 1997. 
                                                   
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Species                      Origin          Price range (yen/kg)
                                             High   Average    low
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BLUEFIN TUNA,   fresh, G & H
  Oct. 6   Sales volume 76 fish  Boston      7,500 - 4,560 - 2,000 
BIGEYE TUNA,    fresh                           
  Oct. 3  Sales volume 42 fish   Guam        2,000 - 1,030 -   500 
  Oct. 3  Sales volume 58 fish   Australia   3,800 - 1,700 -   500
  Oct. 2  Sales volume 31 fish   New York    4,500 - 2,890 - 1,000
  Oct. 3  Sales volume 48 fish   Bali        1,700 -   810 -   300
YELLOWFIN TUNA,  fresh                                            
  Oct. 2  Sales volume 2  fish   New York    2,700 -       - 2,300
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)                                            
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)  
  Oct. 6         2,552 trays   Los Angeles   10,000 - 2,700/tray*
  Oct. 3         1,129 trays   Peru           3,000 - 2,500/tray*
  Oct. 6         1,226 trays   Chile          3,700 - 1,600/tray*
  Oct. 6         2,950 trays   San Francisco  6,000 - 2,000/tray*
  Oct. 2           718 trays   Canada         5,000 - 2,000/tray* 
  Oct. 2           280 trays   Boston         4,200 - 3,300/tray*
  Sept. 27             packs   Boston           600 -  550/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  3,200 -     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  3,500-3,400   
                                    Standard grade  3,200-3,000   
                         Alaska          Grade A  2,300 -     2,200

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        1,470 - 1,440
             Alaska & Canada  5-7 lbs/fish        1,470 - 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 2  
                   Japan          Extra large       500 -   300
ABALONE (live)   October 1  
                   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         520-    
                                          FA         500     
                                          AA              450
ROCK SOLE           Alaska       with roe   L       600 - 580     
                                            M       600 - 580
                                            S       580 -         

FLOUNDER (fresh) October 2   U.S.A.               4,300 - 2,200   
                             China                      -         
                             Korea, North                -        
                             Japan                3,500 - 1,500

OYSTER  (fresh) October 6   Japan, Sanriku        3,000 - 1,400
                            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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