WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
JANUARY 9 - 22, 1999
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange
rates are: 110-114 yen = U.S.$1.00 for January 9 - 22, 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
Jan. 13 12 fish Greece 7,000-4,340-2,200
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Jan. 13 9 fish Hawaii 5,000-3,200-2,400
Jan. 13 22 fish New Zealand 6,500-2,460- 400
Jan. 13 48 fish Australia 3,400-1,420- 600
Jan. 22 90 fish Bali 3,300-1,018- 400
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Jan. 11 19 fish New Zealand 3,000-1,610- 500
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
Jan. 22 995 trays Boston 3,200-1,300/tray*
Jan. 16 1,654 trays Canada 1,300- 500/tray*
Jan. 16 1,091 trays China 2,000- 250/tray*
Jan. 22 964 trays Los Angeles 4,700-2,200/tray*
Jan. 16 2,087 trays San Francisco 3,500- 700/tray*
Jan. 16 3,136 packs 1,000- 250/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 2,500-1,500
Medium 3,500-1,800
Small 2,700-1,600
HERRING ROE
Salted products Canada Large 5,500-4,800
Grade A 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: Bristol Bay Grade A 3,300-3,200
Grade B 2,900-2,800
Grade C 2,500-2,400
Chum: PWS Grade A 2,500-2,400
Grade B 2,100-2,000
Grade C 1,700-1,600
Pink: Grade A 1,500-1,400
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Top grade 5,000-4,300
Average 4,100-4,000
Alaska 3,200-3,000
OYSTER, fresh
Jan. 22 Japan, Sanriku 2,300- 700
Japan, Hiroshima 1,000- 700
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
Jan. 13 Japan 1,500-1,000
Species
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB)
C. bairdi, section with claws, cooked frozen, shrink-pack,
5 kg-carton Alaska 5 L 2,700-2,100
4 L 2,300-1,800
SABLEFISH (BLACK COD)
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- 950
3-4 lbs/fish 950
2-3 lbs/fish 900
1-2 lbs/fish 850
SALMON
Red: frozen, dressed, IQF, grade A
Bristol Bay
2-4 lbs/fish 1,100-1,050
4-6 lbs/fish 1,100-1,050
6-9 lbs/fish 1,100-1,050
SE
2-4 lbs/fish 1,100-1,080
4-6 lbs/fish 1,150-1,130
6-9 lbs/fish 1,200-1,150
Red: fresh, wild Alaska
4-6 kg/fish
Silver: frozen, dressed Chile
2-4 lbs/fish 720- 700
4-6 lbs/fish 720- 700
6-9 lbs/fish 710- 700
Silver: frozen, troll Alaska
6-9 lbs/fish 700- 650
King: fresh New Zealand
3-4 kg/fish 1,000- 850
Atlantic: fresh Norway
semi-dressed, standard grade 3-4 kg/fish 950- 700
ABALONE, live
Japan Ezo 9,500-6,500
Kuro
Aka
Mata
Australia 5,000-4,700
SURIMI, frozen
Ship-processed: SA 450
FA 420
Land-processed: 400-300
ROCK SOLE With roe L 520-370
M 500-350
S 460-350
FLOUNDER, fresh
Jan. 11 Japan 4,500-2,000
U.S.A. 3,500-2,200
China 4,000-2,600
Hong Kong 3,000
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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