WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

November 9, 1998
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.          
Exchange rate on November 9, 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          5,000 - 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 - 4,000          4,000 - 3,900     
13/15          4,300 - 4,000          4,000 - 3,900     
16/20          3,500 - 3,400          3,500 - 3,300     
21/25          3,000 - 2,900          2,800 - 2,600     
26/30          2,500 - 2,400                  2,200     
31/40          2,000 - 1,900          1,900 - 1,800     
41/50          1,900 - 1,800                            
51/60          1,600 - 1,500          1,700             
61/70          1,500 - 1,400          1,500             
71/90                  1,400          1,500 - 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 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          1,300 - 1,200                            
90/120           850 -   800                            
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA                            
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu                                  

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