WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
December 7, 1998
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rate on December 7, 1998, is 118 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 - 4,500 4,500 - 4,300
13/15 4,500 - 4,400 4,300 - 4,200
16/20 3,800 - 3,600 3,600 - 3,500
21/25 3,500 - 3,400 3,300 - 3,200
26/30 2,700 - 2,500 2,500 - 2,400
31/40 2,000 - 1,900 1,700
41/50 1,700 - 1,600 1,700 - 1,500
51/60 1,600 - 1,400 1,600 - 1,400
61/70 1,500 - 1,300 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 4,300 - 4,200 4,100 - 4,000
13/15 4,300 - 4,200 4,000
16/20 3,600 - 3,500 3,500 - 3,400
21/25 3,100 - 3,000 3,000 - 2,900
26/30 2,600 - 2,500 2,500 - 2,400
31/40 2,100 - 2,000 2,000 - 1,900
41/50 1,900 - 1,800 1,700
51/60 1,600 - 1,500 1,500
61/70 1,500 - 1,400 1,500 - 1,400
71/90 1,400
Head-on
Blacktiger Thailand Philippines
Count/1.3 kg Yen/1.3 kg Yen/1.3 kg
15 3,000 3,000
20 3,100 2,900 - 2,800
25 2,300 2,800
30 2,300 - 2,100 2,750
35 2,000 - 1,900 2,350 - 2,300
40 1,900 - 1,800 2,100 - 2,000
45 1,900 - 1,800 1,800 - 1,700
50 1,600 - 1,400 1,700
55 - -
Headless
Banana shrimp, 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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