WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

January 15, 2002
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rate on January 15, 2002, is 132 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          5,600 - 5,400            5,400 - 5,300
13/15          4,900 - 4,700            4,800 - 4,500
16/20          3,300 - 3,200            3,200 - 3,100
21/25          2,700 - 2,600            2,600 - 2,400
26/30          2,400 - 2,300            2,300 - 2,100
31/40          2,200 - 2,000            1,900 - 1,800
41/50          1,800 - 1,700            1,600 - 1,500
51/60          1,500 - 1,400            1,400        
61/70          1,400                    1,200        
71/90          1,200                    1,100        

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

 8/12          4,600 - 4,500            4,500 - 4,400
13/15          4,300 - 4,000            4,000 - 3,900
16/20          3,000 - 2,900            3,000 - 2,900
21/25          2,700 - 2,600            2,650 - 2,600
26/30          2,500 - 2,400            2,500 - 2,400
31/40          2,100 - 2,000            2,000 - 1,900
41/50          1,900 - 1,800            1,800 - 1,700
51/60          1,600 - 1,500            1,500        
61/70          1,500 - 1,400                         
71/90          1,300 - 1,200                         

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

15             2,800 - 2,700            3,000        
20             2,600 - 2,700            3,050 - 3,000
25             2,500                    2,300        
30             2,200                    2,300 - 1,900
35             1,800                    1,850        
40             1,700                    1,750        
45             1,600                    1,700        
50             1,500                    1,500        
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Headless
Banana shrimp            Indonesia
Count/lb                 Yen/2 kg

 8/12                    6,100 - 6,000
13/15                    6,000 - 5,800
16/20                    5,600 - 5,400
21/25                    5,000 - 4,700
26/30                    3,500 - 3,300
31/40                    3,200 - 3,000
41/50                    2,900 - 2,700
51/60                    2,400        
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                   1,100 - 1,000
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu

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