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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