WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange rates are:
118-122 yen = U.S.$1.00 for March 8 - 18, 1999.
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Species Date of Sales Origin Price range (yen/kg)
Sale volume High Average Low
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BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh
March 18 33 fish Italy 8,000- 4,600- 2,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
March 18 39 fish Sri Lanka 3,000- 1,080- 400
March 18 20 fish New Zealand 3,000- 2,027- 700
March 18 46 fish Australia 3,700- 1,258- 500
March 18 57 fish Pohnpei 2,500- 1,249- 400
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
March 16 14 fish Australia 2,400- 1,317- 700
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
March 18 1,255 trays North America 3,900 - 800/tray*
March 16 914 trays Canada 2,500 - 550/tray*
March 12 1,469 trays Chile 1,600 - 100/tray*
March 12 1,004 trays Los Angeles 8,000 - 2,000/tray*
March 18 1,436 trays San Francisco 3,800 - 500/tray*
March 12 1,388 packs 1,300 - 300/pack**
*(tray=280-380 grams in net weight) **(pack= 100 grams in net weight)
ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed, frozen, grade A
U.S.A. Large 2,500 - 1,500
Medium 3,500 - 1,800
Small 2,700 - 1,600
HERRING ROE, salted, processed, grade A
Canada Large 5,500 - 4,800
Medium 4,500 - 3,800
Small 4,000 - 3,500
HERRING ROE ON KELP
Canada 6,000 - 4,000
San Francisco 4,000 - 2,500
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted, processed
Red: Alaska, Local Grade A 3,500 - 3,200
Grade B 3,100 - 2,800
Grade C 2,700 - 2,400
Chum:Alaska, PWS Grade A 2,500 - 2,400
Grade B 2,100 - 2,000
Grade C 1,700 - 1,600
Pink: SE Grade A 2,000 - 1,800
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Top grade 5,500 - 5,000
PWS/SE 3,500 - 3,300
OYSTER, fresh
March 18 Sanriku, Japan 1,400 - 800
Hiroshima, Japan 800 - 650
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
March 8 Japan 1,500 - 800
FLOUNDER, fresh
March 8 Japan 4,000 - 2,000
March 8 U.S.A. 2,300 - 1,300
China
SALMON
Red, frozen, dressed, IQF, grade A
Bristol Bay
2-4 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,080
4-6 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,120
6-9 lbs/fish 1,230 - 1,180
SE
2-4 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150
4-6 lbs/fish 1,250 - 1,200
6-9 lbs/fish 1,350 - 1,300
Red, fresh, wild
Alaska
Silver, frozen, dressed
Chile 2-4 lbs/fish 720 - 700
4-6 lbs/fish 770 - 750
6-9 lbs/fish 760 - 750
Silver, frozen, Net
Alaska 4-6 lbs/fish 620 - 600
King, fresh
New Zealand 3-4 kg/fish 1,000 - 850
Atlantic, fresh, semi-dressed, standard grade
Norway 3-4 kg/fish 900 - 700
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed Alaska& Canada
Over 7 lbs/fish 1,050 - 980
5-7 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,030
4-5 lbs/fish 1,050 - 980
3-4 lbs/fish 950
2-3 lbs/fish 900
1-2 lbs/fish 850
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, section with claw, cooked frozen,
shrink-pack, 5 kg-carton Alaska 5 L 2,300 - 2,100
4 l 2,200 - 1,800
SURIMI, frozen Ship-processed: SA 450
FA 420
Land-processed: 330 - 300
ROCK SOLE, with roe L 520 - 350
M 500 - 370
S 460 - 350
ABALONE, live Japan Kuro 6,000 - 5,500
Ezo 9,500 - 6,000
Tokobushi 3,500 - 2,000
Australia 5,000 - 4,500
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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