WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
JUNE 2 - 13, 1997
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange
rates are: 112 - 116 yen = U.S.$1.00 for June 2 - 13, 1997.
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Species Origin Price range (yen/kg)
High Average low
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BLUEFIN TUNA
Fresh, H & G, June 12
Sales volume 20 fish Taiwan 8,000 - 3,390 - 1,000
BIGEYE TUNA
Fresh, June 13
Sales volume 30 fish Fiji 5,500 - 2,070 - 300
YELLOWFIN TUNA
Fresh, June 13
Sales volume 48 fish Guam 2,200 - 1,030 - 400
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)
June 13 514 trays Los Angeles 8,100 - 2,000/tray*
June 6 264 trays Canada 4,400 - 450/tray*
June 13 1,074 trays Chile 3,200 - 1,600/tray*
June 6 498 trays San Francisco 3,300 - 1,800/tray*
June 13 1,689 trays Alaska 4,100 - 1,000/tray*
June 13 1,099 trays China 3,600 - 1,000/tray*
June 6 6,202 packs 800 - 100/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. Grade A 2,500 - 2,100
SEA CUCUMBER Japan -
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Species Origin Price range (yen/kg)
High Low
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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 1,500 - 1,450
Alaska & Canada 5-7 lbs/fish 1,500 - 1,430
4-5 lbs/fish 1,400 - 1,380
3-4 lbs/fish 1,300 - 1,280
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 670 - 630
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 670 - 630
Chugninadak 2-4 lbs/fish -
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 670 - 630
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 670 - 630
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 1,000- 800
SARDINE (fresh) June 9
Japan Extra large 1,000 - 800
ABALONE (live) June 3
Japan Ezo 11,000 - 8,000
Kuro 8,000 -
Aka 7,000 - 6,800
Mata -
Tokobushi 4,100 - 3,500
SURIMI (frozen)
SA 500- 450
FA 480
AA 430
ROCK SOLE Alaska with roe LL 600 - 580
L 600 - 580
M 580 -
FLOUNDER (fresh) June 9 U.S.A. 1,200 - 1,100
China 2,200 - 1,000
Korea, North -
Japan 3,500 - 1,500
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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