WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
October 26, 1998
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rate on October 26, 1998, is 119 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 5,100 - 5,000
13/15 5,100 - 5,000 5,100
16/20 4,200 - 4,000 4,000 - 3,900
21/25 3,900 - 3,800 3,800 - 3,600
26/30 3,100 - 2,900 3,000 - 2,800
31/40 2,100 - 2,000 2,100 - 1,900
41/50 1,900 - 1,700 1,700
51/60 1,800 - 1,600 1,600
61/70 1,600 - 1,500 1,500
71/90 1,300 - 1,200 1,300 - 1,200
Headless
Blacktiger Indonesia India
Count/lb Yen/1.8 kg Yen/1.8 kg
8/12 4,500 - 4,300 4,200 - 4,000
13/15 4,500 - 4,300 4,200 - 4,000
16/20 3,700 - 3,500 3,500 - 3,300
21/25 3,100 - 3,000 3,000 - 2,800
26/30 2,700 - 2,500 2,300 - 2,200
31/40 2,000 - 1,900 1,900 - 1,800
41/50 1,900 - 1,800 1,900 - 1,800
51/60 1,600 - 1,500 1,700
61/70 1,500 - 1,400 1,500
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 1,800 - 1,700
50 2,000 1,700
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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