WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

March 23, 1999
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rate on March 23, 1999, is 118 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        
13/15          4,500 - 4,400            4,200        
16/20          3,800 - 3,700            3,700 - 3,600
21/25          3,500 - 3,200            3,200 - 3,100
26/30          2,700 - 2,400            2,400 - 2,300
31/40          2,000 - 1,900            1,800        
41/50          1,700 - 1,600            1,700 - 1,500
51/60          1,600 - 1,400            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          4,050 - 4,000            4,100        
13/15          4,000 - 3,900            4,050 - 4,000
16/20          3,550 - 3,500            3,600 - 3,550
21/25          2,950 - 2,900            3,000 - 2,900
26/30          2,500 - 2,450            2,500 - 2,450
31/40          2,000 - 1,900            2,100 - 2,000
41/50          1,700                    1,900        
51/60          1,500                    1,600 - 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 - 2,200            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                    6,400 - 6,000
13/15                    6,200 - 5,900
16/20                    5,800 - 5,700
21/25                    5,000 - 4,900
26/30                    4,500 - 4,400
31/40                    3,800 - 3,700
41/50                    3,300 - 3,200
51/60                    2,800        
61/70                    2,100        
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

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