WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

August 31, 1998
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rate on August 31, 1998, is 141 yen=U.S.$1.00.

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

 8/12          5,300 - 5,200               5,100               
13/15          5,400 - 5,300               5,300                 
16/20          4,600 - 4,500               4,400                  
21/25          4,000                       3,900                  
26/30          3,600 - 3,450               3,400                 
31/40          2,700 - 2,600               2,550                 
41/50          2,300 - 2,100               2,100                 
51/60          2,000 - 1,800               1,800                 
61/70          1,700 - 1,600               1,600                 
71/90          1,400 - 1,300       1,300 - 1,200                 

Headless
Blacktiger     Thailand     India                  Indonesia
Count/lb       Yen/1.8 kg   Yen/1.8 kg             Yen/1.8 kg
     
 8/12                        5,400                  5,500 - 5,400 
13/15                        5,400                  5,500 - 5,400
16/20                        4,650 - 4,600          4,650 - 4,600
21/25                        4,300 - 4,150          4,300 - 4,150
26/30                        3,750 - 3,700          3,750 - 3,700
31/40                        2,850 - 2,800          2,850 - 2,800
41/50                        2,350 - 2,300          2,350 - 2,300
51/60                        1,900 - 1,800          1,900 - 1,800
61/70                        1,700                          1,750
71/90                                                            


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

15             3,200               3,000
20             3,350               2,900 - 2,800
25             2,700               2,800
30             2,650               2,750
35             2,350               2,350 - 2,300
40             2,200               2,100 - 2,000 
45             2,100               1,800 - 1,700
50             2,000               1,700          
55               -                    -            
60               -                    -          

Headless
Banana shrim, 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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