WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

                        MAY 15 - 29, 1997

All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange   
rates are: 113 - 116 yen = U.S.$1.00 for May 15 - 29, 1997.       
                                             
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Species                      Origin          Price range (yen/kg)
                                             High   Average    low
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BLUEFIN TUNA
   Fresh, H & G, May 29      
   Sales volume   64 fish    Taiwan          5,000 - 2,180 -   500
BIGEYE TUNA                                     
   Fresh, May 27                                                  
   Sales volume 43 fish      Fiji            4,000 - 1,260 -   600
YELLOWFIN TUNA                                                    
   Fresh, May 29      
   Sales volume 26 fish      Australia       2,800 - 1,760 - 1,200
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)                                            
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)  
   May 29        1,167 trays   Los Angeles    7,000 - 1,600/tray*
   May 27          375 trays   Canada         4,000 - 1,600/tray*
   May 29        1,819 trays   Chile          2,300 - 1,100/tray*
   May 29        2,329 trays   San Francisco  3,600 - 1,400/tray*
   May 27          551 trays   Alaska         2,800 - 1,000/tray* 
   May 23          252 trays   China          2,600 - 1,000/tray*
   May 23        1,035 packs                  1,400 -  650/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   5,500 -            
                                     Small    5,200 -       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        3,300 -     3,000
                                Sanriku         3,000 -     2,800
                       U.S.A. (standard grade)  2,500 -     2,100

SEA CUCUMBER             Japan                        -          

SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB)
   C. bairdi, section with claws,                              
   cooked frozen, shrink-pack,        5 L         2,800 - 2,300
   5 kg-carton     Alaska             4 L         2,600 - 2,200
SABLEFISH (BLACK COD)
   Frozen, dressed         over 7 lbs/fish        1,500 -      
             Alaska & Canada  5-7 lbs/fish        1,500 - 1,450
                              4-5 lbs/fish        1,430 - 1,420
                              3-4 lbs/fish        1,390 - 1,360
                              2-3 lbs/fish              -      
                              1-2 lbs/fish              -      
SALMON (frozen)
   Red:          Bristol Bay  2-4 lbs/fish              -      
               (dressed,IQF,  4-6 lbs/fish          720 - 700
                grade A)      6-9 lbs/fish          700 - 680
                   
                 Chugninadak  2-4 lbs/fish              -      
              (dressed,IQF,   4-6 lbs/fish          700 - 650 
               grade A)       6-9 lbs/fish          700 - 650
   
   Silver:         Chile      2-4 lbs/fish          700 - 680
                 (dressed,    4-6 lbs/fish          720 - 700
                  frozen)     6-9 lbs/fish          720 - 700
                   Alaska     4-6 lbs/fish              -    
               (net caught)   6-9 lbs/fish              -    
         Atlantic: (fresh, semi-dressed)                          
             Norway (standard grade)  3-4 kg/fish    900- 800 
SARDINE (fresh)  May 23  
                   Japan          Extra large     1,400 - 1,100
ABALONE (live)   May 20  
                   Japan           Ezo           11,000 - 8,000
                                   Kuro           8,500 - 7,500
                                   Aka            7,500 - 7,000
                                   Mata           9,500 - 7,500
                                 Tokobushi        4,100 - 3,500 
SURIMI (frozen)
                                          SA              500
                                          FA              480
                                          AA              430
ROCK SOLE            Alaska      with roe  LL       600 - 580     
                                            L       600 - 580
                                            M       580 -         

FLOUNDER (fresh)  May 23    U.S.A.                1,800 -   700   
                            China                 2,800 - 1,300   
                            Korea, North                -         
                            Japan                 3,500 - 2,500

OYSTER  (fresh)             Japan, Oofunato             -      
                            Japan, Hiroshima            -       
                            Japan, Mie                  -         
ROCKFISH       May 21       U.S.A.                     700      
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Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sunee

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