WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
                     
December 7, 1998
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.          
Exchange rate on December 7, 1998, 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 - 4,500            4,500 - 4,300   
13/15          4,500 - 4,400            4,300 - 4,200   
16/20          3,800 - 3,600            3,600 - 3,500   
21/25          3,500 - 3,400            3,300 - 3,200   
26/30          2,700 - 2,500            2,500 - 2,400   
31/40          2,000 - 1,900            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          4,300 - 4,200            4,100 - 4,000   
13/15          4,300 - 4,200            4,000           
16/20          3,600 - 3,500            3,500 - 3,400   
21/25          3,100 - 3,000            3,000 - 2,900   
26/30          2,600 - 2,500            2,500 - 2,400   
31/40          2,100 - 2,000            2,000 - 1,900   
41/50          1,900 - 1,800            1,700           
51/60          1,600 - 1,500            1,500           
61/70          1,500 - 1,400            1,500 - 1,400   
71/90          1,400                                    

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

15             3,000                    3,000           
20             3,100                    2,900 - 2,800   
25             2,300                    2,800           
30             2,300 - 2,100            2,750           
35             2,000 - 1,900            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, headless  Indonesia           Australia  
Count/lb                 Yen/2 kg            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                    1,100 - 1,000                  
90/120                     850 -   800                  
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA                            
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu                                  

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