WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
February 8 - 19, 1999
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange
rates are: 113-118 yen = U.S.$1.00 for February 8 - 19, 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
Feb. 19 17 fish Greece 5,600- 3,886- 2,600
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
Feb. 15 8 fish Hawaii 5,300- 3,720- 1,800
Feb. 15 6 ish New Zealand 5,500- 3,260- 1,500
Feb. 16 26 fish Australia 5,800- 2,780- 800
Feb. 19 45 fish Fiji 5,800- 1,779- 500
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
Feb. 19 32 fish Australia 3,000- 1,720- 600
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
Feb.19 1,037 trays Boston 3,500 - 2,000/tray*
Feb.12 1,109 trays Canada 4,100 - 800/tray*
Feb.13 273 trays China 3,000 - 1,700/tray*
Feb.19 862 trays Los Angeles 6,500 - 2,000/tray*
Feb.13 754 trays San Francisco 5,200 - 2,000/tray*
Feb.13 5,876 packs 1,000 - 200/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/Kodiak Grade A 2,000 - 1,800
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Top grade 5,500 - 5,000
PWS/SE 3,500 - 3,300
OYSTER, fresh
Feb.19 Sanriku, Japan 2,000 - 600
Hiroshima, Japan 1,000 - 600
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
Feb.16 Japan 1,200 - 900
FLOUNDER, fresh
Feb.16 Japan 3,500 - 1,700
Feb.15 U.S.A. 3,000 - 1,600
Feb.12 China 3,200 - 2,000
SALMON
Red, frozen, dressed, IQF, grade A
Bristol Bay
2-4 lbs/fish 1,080 - 1,050
4-6 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,070
6-9 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150
SE
2-4 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,100
4-6 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150
6-9 lbs/fish 1,300 - 1,250
Red, fresh, wild
Alaska
Silver, frozen, dressed
Chile 2-4 lbs/fish 700 - 680
4-6 lbs/fish 730 - 710
6-9 lbs/fish 730 - 710
Silver, frozen, troll caught
Alaska 6-9 lbs/fish -
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: 380 - 300
ROCK SOLE, with roe L 520 - 350
M 500 - 370
S 460 - 350
ABALONE, live Japan Kuro 6,500 - 6,000
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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