WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
JULY 19 - AUGUST 4 1997
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange
rates are: 115 - 119 yen = U.S.$1.00 for July 19- August 4, 1997.
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Species Origin Price range (yen/kg)
High Average low
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BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh, G & H
Aug. 4 Sales volume 41 fish Boston 8,000 - 4,400 - 2,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Aug. 1 Sales volume 45 fish Guam 2,800 - 1,490 - 500
Aug. 1 Sales volume 29 fish Pohnpei 2,000 - 1,550 - 700
July 28 Sales volume 76 fish New York 5,800 - 2,460 - 600
Aug. 1 Sales volume 34 fish Bali 2,800 - 1,220 - 500
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Aug. 1 Sales volume 66 fish Australia 3,500 - 1,660 - 1,300
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)
August 4 1,816 trays Los Angeles 9,000 - 1,100/tray*
July 31 859 trays Peru 1,800 - 500/tray*
August 4 2,059 trays Chile 2,300 - 700/tray*
trays San Francisco - /tray*
July 29 449 trays Alaska 1,800 - 700/tray*
August 4 1,709 trays China 3,800 - 800/tray*
July 25 2,086 packs 1,400 - 200/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 -
Medium 3,500 - 2,500
Small -
HERRING ROE
Salted products Canada Large 5,800 -
Grade A Medium 5,300 -
Small 5,000 - 4,800
HERRING ROE ON KELP Canada 7,500 -
San Francisco 6,000
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO)
Salted, processed
Bristol Red : Grade A 3,000 - 2,800
Grade B 2,600 - 2,400
Grade C 2,200 - 2,000
Bethel Chum: Grade A 2,800 - 2,300
Grade B 2,400 - 2,200
Grade C 2,000 - 1,900
Valdeez Pink: Grade A 1,800 - 1,700
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Hokkaido 3,500 - 2,800
Sanriku 2,800 - 2,700
U.S.A. Grade B 1,500 - 1,400
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 1,420 - 1,380
Alaska & Canada 5-7 lbs/fish 1,400 - 1,380
4-5 lbs/fish 1,350 - 1,330
3-4 lbs/fish 1,280 - 1,250
2-3 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,130
1-2 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,050
SALMON
Red: frozen Bristol Bay 2-4 lbs/fish 710 - 680
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 750 - 720
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 750 - 720
Kodiak 2-4 lbs/fish 740 - 710
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 780 - 750
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 780 - 750
Red: fresh, wild Alaska 3-4 kg/fish 1,100 - 1,050
Silver: frozen Chile 2-4 lbs/fish 650 - 600
(dressed) 4-6 lbs/fish 700 - 650
6-9 lbs/fish 700 - 650
King: frozen, California wild 730 - 700
King: fresh Canada 4-6 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,050
Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed)
Norway (standard grade) 3-4 kg/fish 1,000- 850
SARDINE (fresh) July 28
Japan Extra large 1,000 - 800
ABALONE (live) July 25
Japan Ezo 11,500 - 10,000
Kuro 9,300 - 8,500
Aka 8,000 - 7,500
Mata 10,000 - 8,000
Tokobushi 4,500 - 4,000
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) July 28 U.S.A. 1,600 - 700
China 2,300 - 600
Korea, North -
Japan 4,000 - 2,500
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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