WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
                     
March 30, 1998
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rate on March 30, 1998, is 130 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          5,700 - 5,600               5,500               
13/15          5,400 - 5,350               5,300                 
16/20          4,300 - 4,250               4,250                  
21/25          4,000 - 3,900               3,900                  
26/30          3,600 - 3,500               3,500                 
31/40          2,800 - 2,700               2,750                 
41/50          2,500 - 2,400               2,450                 
51/60          2,100 - 2,000               1,950                 
61/70          1,700 - 1,600               1,750                 
71/90          1,400 - 1,300       1,300 - 1,200                 

Headless
Blacktiger     Thailand          India            Indonesia
Count/lb       Yen/1.8 kg        Yen/1.8 kg       Yen/1.8 kg
     
 8/12                            5,600            5,600         
13/15                            5,500            5,650 - 5,600
16/20                            4,550 - 4,450    4,600 - 4,500 
21/25                            4,450 - 4,350    4,450 - 4,400
26/30                            4,000 - 3,800    4,000 - 3,850
31/40                            2,850 - 2,800    2,950 - 2,800 
41/50                            2,400 - 2,350    2,450 - 2,400
51/60                            2,000 - 1,900    2,000        
61/70                            1,700                    1,750
71/90                                                     1,400

Head-on
Blacktiger        Thailand         Philippines 
Count/1.3 kg     Yen/1.3 kg        Yen/1.3 kg

15             3,200               3,150
20             3,350               2,800
25             2,700               2,850
30             2,650               2,800
35             2,350               2,700
40             2,200               2,450
45             2,100               2,300
50             2,000               2,000 - 1,900
55                                       -              
60                                 1,700 - 1,600

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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