WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

October 5, 1998
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.                   
Exchange rate on October 5, 1998, is 135 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          5,200 - 5,100      5,100 -  5,000                 
13/15          5,200 - 5,100               5,100                 
16/20          4,500 - 4,400      4,400 -  4,300                 
21/25          4,000 - 3,900      3,900 -  3,800                 
26/30          3,300 - 3,100      3,100 -  3,000                 
31/40          2,500 - 2,300               2,300                 
41/50          1,900 - 1,700               1,700                 
51/60          1,800 - 1,700               1,600                 
61/70          1,600 - 1,500               1,500                 
71/90          1,300 - 1,200       1,300 - 1,200                 

Headless
Blacktiger     Thailand     Indonesia              India         
Count/lb       Yen/1.8 kg   Yen/1.8 kg             Yen/1.8 kg    
     
 8/12                                5,000                  4,900
13/15                        5,100 - 5,000                  4,900
16/20                        4,300 - 4,200          4,300 - 4,150
21/25                        3,700 - 3,600          3,750 - 3,600
26/30                        3,300 - 3,200          3,200 - 3,100
31/40                        2,600 - 2,500          2,600 - 2,500
41/50                        2,200 - 2,100          2,200 - 2,100
51/60                        1,900 - 1,700          1,800 - 1,700
61/70                        1,750 - 1,600          1,700 - 1,600
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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