WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
December 10, 2001
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rate on December 10, 2001, is 126 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          5,400 - 5,300            5,300 - 5,100
13/15          4,900 - 4,600            4,800 - 4,500
16/20          3,300 - 3,000            3,100 - 3,000
21/25          2,700 - 2,500            2,600 - 2,300
26/30          2,400 - 2,200            2,300 - 2,000
31/40          2,200 - 1,900            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 - 4,400            4,300 - 4,000
13/15          4,300 - 3,800            3,800 - 3,500
16/20          2,800 - 2,700            2,800 - 2,700
21/25          2,500 - 2,300            2,350 - 2,250
26/30          2,200                    2,050 - 2,000
31/40          1,900 - 1,800            1,800 - 1,700
41/50          1,700 - 1,600            1,650 - 1,600
51/60          1,500                    1,400        
61/70          1,500 - 1,300                         
71/90          1,200 - 1,100                         

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

15             2,800 - 2,600            3,000        
20             2,600 - 2,500            3,050 - 3,000
25             1,900 - 1,800            2,300 - 2,250
30             1,800 - 1,700            2,300 - 2,250
35             1,600                    1,850        
40             1,500                    1,750        
45             1,400                    1,700        
50             1,300                    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                    1,100 - 1,000
90/120                     850 -   800
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu

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