WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

March 1, 1999
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.       
Exchange rate on March 1, 1999, is 119 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            4,300 - 4,200
13/15          4,500 - 4,200            4,200 - 4,100
16/20          3,800 - 3,600            3,600 - 3,500
21/25          3,500 - 3,200            3,100 - 3,000
26/30          2,700 - 2,400            2,300 - 2,200
31/40          2,000 - 1,800            1,700        
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 - 3,950            4,100 - 4,000
13/15          4,000 - 3,850            4,050 - 3,950
16/20          3,550 - 3,500            3,550 - 3,500
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 - 2,000            2,800        
30             2,300 - 2,100            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 - 1,400            1,700        
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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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