WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

January 19, 1998
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rate on January 19, 1998, is 128 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          5,900 - 5,800                        6,000      
13/15          5,300 -                              5,300 -      
16/20          4,300 - 4,200                        4,300 - 4,200 
21/25          3,900 -                   -          3,900 -       
26/30          3,600 -                   -          3,600        
31/40          2,800 - 2,700             - 2,400    2,700 - 2,600
41/50          2,500 - 2,400             - 2,000            2,400
51/60          2,100 -                   - 1,700            2,000
61/70          1,700 -                   - 1,400            1,600
71/90          1,400 - 1,300       1,300 - 1,200    1,400 - 1,300

Headless
Blacktiger     Thailand          India            Indonesia
Count/lb       Yen/1.8 kg        Yen/1.8 kg       Yen/1.8 kg
     
 8/12          5,900 -           5,750 - 5,700    5,900 -       
13/15          5,300 -           5,350            5,500 -      
16/20          4,200 -           4,400 -          4,500 -       
21/25          4,000 -           4,300            4,400 - 
26/30          3,700 -           3,800 -          3,900 -      
31/40          2,800 - 2,700     2,700 - 2,600    2,850 -       
41/50          2,400 - 2,350     2,300 - 2,200    2,450 -      
51/60          2,000 - 1,900     2,000 - 1,900    2,000 -      
61/70                - 1,750     1,700                  - 1,750
71/90                  1,400                              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               3,000
25             2,700               2,850
30             2,650               2,800
35             2,350               2,700
40             2,200               2,550
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 - 6,200
13/15                      6,200 - 6,100
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                      2,700 -      
61/70                      2,100 -      
71/90                            -      


Northern shrimp, pink, head-on
Count/kg          Yen/kg

40/60          2,800 - 2,200
50/70          2,200 - 1,300
70/90          1,100 -   950
90/120           850 -   750
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA 
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu

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