WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

October 26, 1998
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.           
Exchange rate on October 26, 1998, 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          5,100 - 5,000          5,100 -  5,000     
13/15          5,100 - 5,000                   5,100     
16/20          4,200 - 4,000          4,000 -  3,900     
21/25          3,900 - 3,800          3,800 -  3,600     
26/30          3,100 - 2,900          3,000 -  2,800     
31/40          2,100 - 2,000          2,100 -  1,900     
41/50          1,900 - 1,700                   1,700     
51/60          1,800 - 1,600                   1,600     
61/70          1,600 - 1,500                   1,500     
71/90          1,300 - 1,200           1,300 - 1,200     
  
Headless                                                 
Blacktiger        Indonesia              India           
Count/lb         Yen/1.8 kg              Yen/1.8 kg      
     
 8/12          4,500 - 4,300          4,200 - 4,000      
13/15          4,500 - 4,300          4,200 - 4,000      
16/20          3,700 - 3,500          3,500 - 3,300      
21/25          3,100 - 3,000          3,000 - 2,800      
26/30          2,700 - 2,500          2,300 - 2,200      
31/40          2,000 - 1,900          1,900 - 1,800      
41/50          1,900 - 1,800          1,900 - 1,800      
51/60          1,600 - 1,500          1,700              
61/70          1,500 - 1,400          1,500              
71/90                  1,400                             

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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