WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

May 17, 1999
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rate on May 17, 1999, is 123 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 - 4,500            4,400 - 4,300
13/15          4,500 - 4,400            4,300 - 4,200
16/20          3,900 - 3,800            3,800 - 3,700
21/25          3,500 - 3,100            3,200 - 2,900
26/30          2,700 - 2,300            2,400 - 2,200
31/40          2,000 - 1,900            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          4,100 - 3,950            4,050 - 3,900
13/15          4,100 - 4,000            4,000 - 3,850
16/20          3,650 - 3,500            3,550 - 3,400
21/25          3,000 - 2,750            2,950 - 2,650
26/30          2,500 - 2,350            2,500 - 2,250
31/40          2,100 - 1,950            2,000 - 1,850
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 - 2,200            2,800 - 2,600
25             2,300 - 2,200            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                    5,600 - 5,500
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                    1,100 - 1,000
90/120                     850 -   800
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu

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