WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
JUNE 20 - JULY 3, 1997
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange
rates are: 114 - 115 yen = U.S.$1.00 for June 20-July 3, 1997.
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Species Origin Price range (yen/kg)
High Average low
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BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh, G & H
June 30 Sales volume 10 fish Boston 11,000 - 7,530 - 2,500
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
July 4 Sales volume 28 fish Fiji 3,300 - 1,180 - 400
July 4 Sales volume 15 fish Guam 2,700 - 1,160 - 300
June 30 Sales volume 35 fish New York 5,000 - 2,510 - 800
June 30 Sales volume 14 fish Florida 2,800 - 1,270 - 500
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
June 30 Sales volume 10 fish Australia 2,500 - 1,500 - 400
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)
July 3 355 trays Los Angeles 8,200 - 2,000/tray*
June 26 378 trays Peru 1,800 - 1,500/tray*
July 3 1,078 trays Chile 2,800 - 1,700/tray*
June 26 160 trays San Francisco 3,000 - 1,800/tray*
June 28 243 trays Alaska 2,400 - 2,200/tray*
July 4 2,127 trays China 3,000 - 1,300/tray*
June 28 2,551 packs 1,000 - 700/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 -
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 1,450 - 1,400
Alaska & Canada 5-7 lbs/fish 1,450 - 1,400
4-5 lbs/fish 1,380 - 1,350
3-4 lbs/fish 1,280 - 1,250
2-3 lbs/fish 1,180 - 1,150
1-2 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,100
SALMON (frozen)
Red: Bristol Bay 2-4 lbs/fish -
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 630 - 580
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 630 - 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- 700
SARDINE (fresh) June 30
Japan Extra large 800 - 600
ABALONE (live) June 20
Japan Ezo 11,000 - 8,000
Kuro 8,500 -
Aka 7,000 -
Mata 8,000 - 7,000
Tokobushi 4,100 - 3,500
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) June 30 U.S.A. 1,500 - 1,300
China 1,500 - 1,000
Korea, North -
Japan 2,200 - 1,300
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. Sonu
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