WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

November 24, 1998
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.           
Exchange rate on November 24, 1998, is 121 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   5,000 - 4,800   5,100 -  5,000                   
13/15   5,000 - 4,800   5,100                            
16/20   4,000 - 3,900   4,000 -  3,900                   
21/25   3,800 - 3,600   3,800 -  3,600                   
26/30   2,900 - 2,800   3,000 -  2,800                   
31/40   2,000           2,100 -  1,900                   
41/50   1,700           1,700                            
51/60   1,600 - 1,500   1,600                            
61/70   1,500 - 1,400   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   4,300 - 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 - 1,800          2,350 - 2,300               
40    1,900 - 1,600          2,100 - 2,000               
45    1,800 - 1,600          1,800 - 1,700               
50    1,600 - 1,400          1,700                       
55          -                      -                     
60          -                      -                     
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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