WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

December 21, 1998
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.           
Exchange rate on December 21, 1998, is 115 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 - 3,300   3,300 - 3,200                     
26/30  2,700 - 2,400   2,500 - 2,400                     
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  4,300 - 4,200   4,100 - 4,000                     
13/15  4,300 - 4,000   4,000 - 3,900                     
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  2,200 - 2,100   2,000 - 1,900                     
41/50  1,900           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                             
55           -               -                           

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    1,300 - 1,200                                   
90/120     850 -   800                                   
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA                             
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu                                    

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