WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
August 10, 1998
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rate on August 10, 1998, is 146 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 5,200 5,100
13/15 5,400 - 5,300 5,300
16/20 4,500 - 4,400 4,300
21/25 4,000 3,850
26/30 3,600 - 3,400 3,300
31/40 2,700 - 2,600 2,550
41/50 2,300 - 2,100 2,100
51/60 2,000 - 1,800 1,800
61/70 1,700 - 1,600 1,600
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 5,400 5,500 - 5,400
13/15 5,400 5,500 - 5,400
16/20 4,600 - 4,500 4,600
21/25 4,300 - 4,150 4,300 - 4,150
26/30 3,750 - 3,600 3,800 - 3,700
31/40 2,850 - 2,800 2,850 - 2,800
41/50 2,350 - 2,300 2,450 - 2,300
51/60 1,900 - 1,800 2,000 - 1,900
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 2,900 - 2,800
25 2,700 2,800
30 2,650 2,750
35 2,350 2,350 - 2,300
40 2,200 2,100 - 2,000
45 2,100 1,700 - 1,600
50 2,000 1,700 - 1,500
55 - -
60 - -
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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