WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
SEPTEMBER 20 - OCTOBER 6, 1997
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange
rates are: 120 - 121 yen = U.S.$1.00 for Sept. 20 - Oct. 6, 1997.
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Species Origin Price range (yen/kg)
High Average low
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BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh, G & H
Oct. 6 Sales volume 76 fish Boston 7,500 - 4,560 - 2,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Oct. 3 Sales volume 42 fish Guam 2,000 - 1,030 - 500
Oct. 3 Sales volume 58 fish Australia 3,800 - 1,700 - 500
Oct. 2 Sales volume 31 fish New York 4,500 - 2,890 - 1,000
Oct. 3 Sales volume 48 fish Bali 1,700 - 810 - 300
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Oct. 2 Sales volume 2 fish New York 2,700 - - 2,300
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)
Oct. 6 2,552 trays Los Angeles 10,000 - 2,700/tray*
Oct. 3 1,129 trays Peru 3,000 - 2,500/tray*
Oct. 6 1,226 trays Chile 3,700 - 1,600/tray*
Oct. 6 2,950 trays San Francisco 6,000 - 2,000/tray*
Oct. 2 718 trays Canada 5,000 - 2,000/tray*
Oct. 2 280 trays Boston 4,200 - 3,300/tray*
Sept. 27 packs Boston 600 - 550/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 3,200 - 3,000
Grade B 2,800 - 2,600
Grade C 2,400 - 2,200
PWS/SE Chum: Grade A 2,600 - 2,500
Grade B 2,200 - 2,100
Grade C 1,800 - 1,700
Cordove/SE Pink: Grade A 2,200 - 1,800
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Hokkaido/Sanriku Top grade 3,500-3,400
Standard grade 3,200-3,000
Alaska Grade A 2,300 - 2,200
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 1,470 - 1,440
Alaska & Canada 5-7 lbs/fish 1,470 - 1,440
4-5 lbs/fish 1,420 - 1,400
3-4 lbs/fish 1,350 -
2-3 lbs/fish 1,230 - 1,200
1-2 lbs/fish 1,180 - 1,150
SALMON
Red: frozen Bristol Bay 2-4 lbs/fish 800 - 780
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 830 - 800
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 830 - 800
Kodiak 2-4 lbs/fish 820 - 800
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 850 - 820
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 850 - 820
Red: fresh, wild Alaska 3-4 kg/fish -
Silver: frozen Chile 2-4 lbs/fish 660 - 640
(dressed) 4-6 lbs/fish 700 - 660
6-9 lbs/fish 680 - 630
King: frozen, Alaska 900 - 800
King: fresh New Zealand 4-5 kg/fish 1,100 - 1,000
Atlantic: fresh, semi-dressed
Norway (standard grade) 3-4 kg/fish 1,000- 850
SARDINE (fresh) October 2
Japan Extra large 500 - 300
ABALONE (live) October 1
Japan Ezo 11,000 - 9,000
Kuro 10,000 - 9,500
Aka 8,000 - 7,000
Mata 9,000 - 7,500
Australia 5,500 - 5,000
SURIMI (frozen)
SA 520-
FA 500
AA 450
ROCK SOLE Alaska with roe L 600 - 580
M 600 - 580
S 580 -
FLOUNDER (fresh) October 2 U.S.A. 4,300 - 2,200
China -
Korea, North -
Japan 3,500 - 1,500
OYSTER (fresh) October 6 Japan, Sanriku 3,000 - 1,400
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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