WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
AUGUST 22 - SEPTEMBER 5, 1997
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange
rates are: 118 - 121 yen = U.S.$1.00 for Aug. 22- Sept. 5, 1997.
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Species Origin Price range (yen/kg)
High Average low
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BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh, G & H
Sept. 5 Sales volume 56 fish Boston 7,000 - 4,024 - 2,800
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Sept. 5 Sales volume 41 fish Guam 2,000 - 1,163 - 300
Sept. 2 Sales volume 41 fish Pohnpei 2,000 - 1,340 - 800
Sept. 1 Sales volume 44 fish New York 5,500 - 2,720 - 600
Sept. 2 Sales volume 45 fish Bali 2,000 - 969 - 500
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Sept. 4 Sales volume 24 fish Australia 1,800 - 1,210 - 800
SEA URCHIN ROE (fresh)
(Date of sale) (Sales volume)
Sept. 5 1,360 trays Los Angeles 9,000 - 1,500/tray*
Sept. 5 366 trays Peru 2,800 - 1,700/tray*
Sept. 5 721 trays Chile 2,400 - 1,000/tray*
Sept. 5 2,330 trays San Francisco 3,600 - 1,500/tray*
Sept. 4 528 trays Mexico 2,200 - 1,800/tray*
Sept. 5 781 trays China 3,500 - 800/tray*
Sept. 5 1,785 packs 1,000 - 500/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 3,600 - 3,500
Grade B 3,200 - 3,100
Grade C 2,800 - 2,700
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 - 2,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Hokkaido 3,400 - 2,600
Sanriku 2,600 - 2,400
Alaska Grade A 2,500 - 2,400
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 1,450 - 1,400
Alaska & Canada 5-7 lbs/fish 1,450 - 1,400
4-5 lbs/fish 1,380 - 1,350
3-4 lbs/fish 1,330 - 1,300
2-3 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150
1-2 lbs/fish 1,130 - 1,100
SALMON
Red: frozen Bristol Bay 2-4 lbs/fish 820 - 800
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 850 - 830
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 850 - 830
Kodiak 2-4 lbs/fish 830 - 800
(dressed,IQF, 4-6 lbs/fish 850 - 830
grade A) 6-9 lbs/fish 850 - 830
Red: fresh, wild Alaska 3-4 kg/fish -
Silver: frozen Chile 2-4 lbs/fish 720 - 700
(dressed) 4-6 lbs/fish 750 - 730
6-9 lbs/fish 750 - 730
King: frozen, California wild -
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) August 28
Japan Extra large 600 - 400
ABALONE (live) August 26
Japan Ezo 11,000 - 9,000
Kuro 9,500 - 8,500
Aka 8,000 - 7,500
Mata 9,000 - 8,500
Tokobushi 5,000 - 4,500
SURIMI (frozen)
SA 520-
FA 500
AA 450
ROCK SOLE with roe L - 580
M - 580
S 580 - 560
FLOUNDER (fresh) August 28 U.S.A. 4,000 - 1,300
China 3,300 - 3,000
Korea, North -
Japan 4,000 - 3,000
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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