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)  
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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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