WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

August 2, 1999
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rate on August 2, 1999, is 114 yen=U.S.$1.00.

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Headless
White shrimp   Indonesia    Malaysia
Count/lb       Yen/1.8 kg   Yen/1.8 kg

 8/12  4,700 - 4,300   4,400 - 4,200
13/15  4,500 - 4,300   4,300 - 4,200
16/20  3,900 - 3,800   3,800 - 3,700
21/25  3,500 - 2,950   3,200 - 2,800
26/30  2,700 - 2,250   2,400 - 2,100
31/40  2,000 - 1,950   1,900 - 1,800
41/50  1,700 - 1,650   1,700 - 1,500
51/60  1,600 - 1,500   1,600 - 1,400
61/70  1,500 - 1,300   1,500        
71/90  1,300 - 1,100   1,300 - 1,100

Headless
Blacktiger Indonesia    India
Count/lb   Yen/1.8 kg   Yen/1.8 kg

 8/12  4,100 - 3,900   4,050 - 3,750
13/15  4,100 - 3,850   4,000 - 3,750
16/20  3,650 - 3,450   3,550 - 3,300
21/25  3,000 - 2,750   2,950 - 2,650
26/30  2,500 - 2,450   2,500 - 2,300
31/40  2,200 - 2,150   2,000 - 1,900
41/50  1,900           1,700        
51/60  1,600 - 1,500   1,500        
61/70  1,500 - 1,300   1,500 - 1,300
71/90  1,100                -      

Head-on
Blacktiger     Thailand     Philippines
Count/1.3 kg   Yen/1.3 kg   Yen/1.3 kg

15     3,000 - 2,600   3,000        
20     2,800 - 2,100   2,800 - 2,600
25     2,300 - 2,100   2,800        
30     2,300           2,750
35     2,000 - 1,800   2,350 - 2,300
40     1,900 - 1,800   2,100 - 2,000
45     1,900 - 1,800   1,800 - 1,700
50     1,600 - 1,500   1,700        
55           -               -   

Headless
Banana shrimp   Indonesia
Count/lb        Yen/2 kg
 8/12    5,500 - 5,400
13/15    5,700 - 5,600
16/20    5,500 - 5,400
21/25    4,600 - 4,500
26/30    4,500 - 4,300
31/40    3,600 - 3,400
41/50    3,100 - 2,700
51/60    2,400 - 2,300
61/70    2,400 - 2,300
71/90                  -      

Northern shrimp, pink, head-on
Count/kg     Yen/kg

40/60    2,900 - 2,500
50/70    2,000 - 1,500
70/90    1,300 - 1,200
90/120     850 -   800
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu

12/11/13


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