WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

December 20, 1999
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rate on December 20, 1999, is 103 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          4,700 - 4,600            4,400 - 4,400
13/15          4,500                    4,300 - 4,300
16/20          3,950 - 3,950            3,800 - 3,700
21/25          3,500 - 3,200            3,200 - 3,100
26/30          2,700 - 2,400            2,400 - 2,200
31/40          2,200                    2,200 - 2,100
41/50          1,900                    1,700 - 1,600
51/60          1,600                    1,600 - 1,500
61/70          1,500 - 1,400            1,500        
71/90          1,300 - 1,100            1,300 - 1,100

Headless
Blacktiger     Indonesia                India
Count/lb       Yen/1.8 kg               Yen/1.8 kg

 8/12          4,100 - 4,000            4,050 - 3,950
13/15          4,050 - 3,950            4,000 - 3,850
16/20          3,650 - 3,350            3,550 - 3,300
21/25          3,000 - 2,800            2,950 - 2,750
26/30          2,500 - 2,400            2,550 - 2,350
31/40          2,150 - 2,000            2,050 - 1,950
41/50          1,900 - 1,850            1,700        
51/60          1,600 - 1,500            1,500 - 1,400
61/70          1,500 - 1,300            1,500 - 1,300
71/90          1,100                          -      

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

15             3,000 - 2,600            3,000        
20             2,800 - 2,300            2,800 - 2,600
25             2,300 - 2,150            2,300        
30             2,150 - 2,050            2,150        
35             2,000 - 1,800            1,800        
40             1,900 - 1,700            1,700        
45             1,900 - 1,500            1,700        
50             1,600 - 1,400            1,400        
55                   -                        -   

Headless
Banana shrimp            Indonesia
Count/lb                 Yen/2 kg

 8/12                    5,600 - 5,400
13/15                    5,600 - 5,400
16/20                    5,600 - 5,300
21/25                    4,600 - 4,500
26/30                    3,900 - 3,700
31/40                    2,900 - 2,800
41/50                    2,400 - 2,300
51/60                    2,100 - 2,000
61/70                    2,100 - 2,000
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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