WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

December 4, 2000
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rate on December 4, 2000, is 111 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          5,100 - 5,000            5,300 - 5,200
13/15          4,800 - 4,700            4,900 - 4,800
16/20          4,000 - 3,800            4,100 - 3,850
21/25          3,200 - 2,900            3,500 - 2,900
26/30          2,600 - 2,500            2,700 - 2,600
31/40          2,200 - 2,100            2,300 - 2,200
41/50          1,900                    2,000        
51/60          1,800 -                  1,800 - 1,700
61/70          1,500                    1,600        
71/90          1,300                    1,500        

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

 8/12          5,050 - 5,000            4,950 - 4,900
13/15          4,650 - 4,600            4,600 - 4,550
16/20          3,550 - 3,500            3,800 - 3,450
21/25          2,950 - 2,900            2,900 - 2,850
26/30          2,650 - 2,600            2,600 - 2,550
31/40          2,250 - 2,200            2,200 - 2,150
41/50          2,050 - 2,000            2,000 - 1,950
51/60          1,850 - 1,750            1,800        
61/70          1,700 - 1,650            1,500        
71/90          1,500                          -      

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

15             3,000 - 2,800            3,000        
20             2,900                    2,950 - 2,900
25             2,300 - 2,250            2,300 - 2,250
30             2,300 - 2,250            2,300 - 2,250
35             2,000 - 1,850            1,850        
40             1,900 - 1,650            1,750        
45             1,900 - 1,600            1,700        
50             1,600 - 1,500            1,500        
55                   -                        -   


Headless
Banana shrimp            Indonesia
Count/lb                 Yen/2 kg

 8/12                    5,700 - 5,600
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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