WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

                     JUNE 20 - JULY 3, 1997

All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange   
rates are: 114 - 115 yen = U.S.$1.00 for June 20-July 3, 1997.    
                                                
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Species                      Origin          Price range (yen/kg)
                                             High   Average    low
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BLUEFIN TUNA,   fresh, G & H
  June 30  Sales volume 10 fish  Boston     11,000 - 7,530 - 2,500 
BIGEYE TUNA,    fresh                           
  July 4  Sales volume 28 fish   Fiji        3,300 - 1,180 -   400 
  July 4  Sales volume 15 fish   Guam        2,700 - 1,160 -   300
  June 30 Sales volume 35 fish   New York    5,000 - 2,510 -   800
  June 30 Sales volume 14 fish   Florida     2,800 - 1,270 -   500
YELLOWFIN TUNA,  fresh                                            
  June 30 Sales volume 10 fish   Australia   2,500 - 1,500 -   400
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)                                            
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)  
  July 3           355 trays   Los Angeles    8,200 - 2,000/tray*
  June 26          378 trays   Peru           1,800 - 1,500/tray*
  July 3         1,078 trays   Chile          2,800 - 1,700/tray*
  June 26          160 trays   San Francisco  3,000 - 1,800/tray*
  June 28          243 trays   Alaska         2,400 - 2,200/tray* 
  July 4         2,127 trays   China          3,000 - 1,300/tray*
  June 28        2,551 packs                  1,000 -  700/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   5,300 -            
                                     Small    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        3,000 -     2,800
                                Sanriku         2,800 -     2,500
                       U.S.A.          Grade A  2,400 -     2,000
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        1,450 - 1,400
             Alaska & Canada  5-7 lbs/fish        1,450 - 1,400
                              4-5 lbs/fish        1,380 - 1,350
                              3-4 lbs/fish        1,280 - 1,250
                              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          630 - 580
                grade A)      6-9 lbs/fish          630 - 580
                   
                 Chugninadak  2-4 lbs/fish              -      
              (dressed,IQF,   4-6 lbs/fish          630 - 580 
               grade A)       6-9 lbs/fish          630 - 580
   
   Silver:         Chile      2-4 lbs/fish          630 - 580
                 (dressed,    4-6 lbs/fish          630 - 580
                  frozen)     6-9 lbs/fish          630 - 580
                   Alaska     4-6 lbs/fish              -    
               (net caught)   6-9 lbs/fish              -    
         Atlantic: (fresh, semi-dressed)                          
             Norway (standard grade)  3-4 kg/fish  1,000- 700 
SARDINE (fresh)  June 30 
                   Japan          Extra large       800 - 600
ABALONE (live)   June 20 
                   Japan           Ezo           11,000 - 8,000
                                   Kuro           8,500 -      
                                   Aka            7,000 -      
                                   Mata           8,000 - 7,000
                                 Tokobushi        4,100 - 3,500 
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)  June 30   U.S.A.                1,500 - 1,300   
                            China                 1,500 - 1,000   
                            Korea, North                -         
                            Japan                 2,200 - 1,300

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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