WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
October 29, 2001
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rate on October 29, 2001, is 122 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 - 5,200            5,300 - 5,100
13/15          4,900 - 4,700            4,800 - 4,600
16/20          3,300 - 3,100            3,100 - 3,000
21/25          2,700 - 2,500            2,600 - 2,300
26/30          2,400 - 2,200            2,300 - 2,200
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            4,200 - 4,000
13/15          4,300 - 3,800            3,800 - 3,600
16/20          2,800 - 2,350            2,350 - 2,300
21/25          2,500 - 2,000            1,900 - 1,850
26/30          2,200 - 1,800            1,800 - 1,750
31/40          1,900 - 1,600            1,600 - 1,500
41/50          1,700 - 1,400            1,400 - 1,300
51/60          1,500 - 1,300            1,300 - 1,200
61/70          1,500 - 1,200                         
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             1,750 - 1,700            2,300 - 2,250
35             1,500 - 1,400            1,850        
40             1,400 - 1,350            1,750        
45             1,350 - 1,300            1,700        
50                   - 1,250            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 - 5,900
16/20                    5,600 - 5,500
21/25                    5,000 - 4,900
26/30                    4,100 - 4,000
31/40                    3,300 - 3,200
41/50                    2,900 - 2,800
51/60                    2,350 - 2,300
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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