WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

OCTOBER 21 - 30, 1997
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchnge   
rates are: 120 - 122 yen = U.S.$1.00 for October 21 - 30, 1997.   
                                                 
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Species                      Origin          Price range (yen/kg)
                                             High   Average    low
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BLUEFIN TUNA,   fresh, G & H
  Oct. 30  Sales volume 36 fish  Greece      6,800 - 3,040 - 1,000
BIGEYE TUNA,    fresh                           
  Oct. 30 Sales volume 44 fish   Guam        1,800 -   891 -   500
  Oct. 29 Sales volume 33 fish   Australia   2,200 - 1,340 -   600
  Oct. 30 Sales volume 3  fish   New York    4,700 - 3,800 - 1,700
  Oct. 30 Sales volume 193 fish  Bali        3,500 - 1,050 -   400
YELLOWFIN TUNA,  fresh                                            
  Oct. 30 Sales volume 1  fish   Australia   2,800 -       -      
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)                                            
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)  
  Oct. 30        2,493 trays   Los Angeles   10,000 - 1,900/tray*
  Oct. 29          126 trays   Peru           1,950 - 1,900/tray*
  Oct. 23           84 trays   Chile          1,600 -   500/tray*
  Oct. 30        3,308 trays   San Francisco  4,500 - 1,300/tray*
  Oct. 30          160 trays   Canada         5,000 - 2,000/tray* 
  Oct. 30          800 trays   Boston         3,500 - 2,900/tray*
  Oct. 23        1,308 packs                    400 -  220/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                        -          

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        1,490 - 1,450
                              4-5 lbs/fish        1,390 - 1,360
                              3-4 lbs/fish        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          780 - 760  
               (dressed,IQF,  4-6 lbs/fish          810 - 780
                grade A)      6-9 lbs/fish          810 - 780
                           
                 Kodiak       2-4 lbs/fish          800 - 780  
              (dressed,IQF,   4-6 lbs/fish          830 - 800 
               grade A)       6-9 lbs/fish          830 - 800
   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                             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 30 
                   Japan          Extra large     1,000 -  800 
ABALONE (live)   October 28 
                   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       580 - 500     
                                            M       580 - 500
                                            S       580 - 500     

FLOUNDER (fresh) October 30  U.S.A.               3,500 - 1,100   
                             China                      -         
                             Korea, North               -         
                             Japan                5,000 - 2,000

OYSTER  (fresh) October 30  Japan, Sanriku        2,600 - 1,000
                            Japan, Hiroshima      2,300 - 2,200 
                            Japan, Mie                  -         
ROCK COD                    U.S.A.                      -       
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Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sunee

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