WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
April 27, 1998
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rate on April 27, 1998, is 131 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 - 5,500 5,500
13/15 5,400 - 5,350 5,300
16/20 4,300 - 4,250 4,250
21/25 4,000 - 3,850 3,900
26/30 3,600 - 3,500 3,500
31/40 2,800 - 2,700 2,750
41/50 2,500 - 2,300 2,450
51/60 2,100 - 1,900 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 5,600 5,650 - 5,600
16/20 4,550 4,600 - 4,550
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 - 2,300
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 3,000
20 3,350 2,800
25 2,700 2,900
30 2,650 2,900
35 2,350 2,600 - 2,500
40 2,200 2,400 - 2,300
45 2,100 2,100 - 1,900
50 2,000 1,900 - 1,800
55 -
60 1,600 - 1,500
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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