WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

August 27, 2001
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rate on August 27, 2001, is 120 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          5,500 - 5,300            5,400 - 5,200
13/15          5,100 - 4,800            5,000 - 4,700
16/20          4,100 - 3,500            4,000 - 3,400
21/25          3,500 - 2,700            3,200 - 2,600
26/30          2,750 - 2,400            2,650 - 2,350
31/40          2,400 - 2,000            2,250 - 1,900
41/50          2,200 - 1,850            1,900 - 1,750
51/60          1,900 - 1,700            1,800        
61/70          1,600                    1,500        
71/90          1,500                    1,300        

Headless
Blacktiger     Indonesia                India
Count/lb       Yen/1.8 kg               Yen/1.8 kg

 8/12          4,800 - 4,500            4,800 - 4,300
13/15          4,500 - 4,100            4,600 - 4,000
16/20          3,300 - 2,700            3,200 - 2,650
21/25          2,900 - 2,300            2,600 - 2,200
26/30          2,500 - 2,050            2,450 - 2,000
31/40          2,250 - 1,900            2,100 - 1,850
41/50          2,150 - 1,750            2,000 - 1,750
51/60          1,950 - 1,650            1,850 - 1,750
61/70          1,700 - 1,500            1,500        
71/90          1,500                                 

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

15             3,000 - 2,800            3,000        
20             3,100 - 2,600            3,050 - 3,000
25             2,550 - 2,050            2,300 - 2,250
30             2,550 - 1,900            2,300 - 2,250
35             2,000 - 1,650            1,850        
40             1,900 - 1,600            1,750        
45             1,900 - 1,550            1,700        
50             1,600 - 1,400            1,500        
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Headless
Banana shrimp            Indonesia
Count/lb                 Yen/2 kg

 8/12                    5,900 - 5,800
13/15                    5,900 - 5,800
16/20                    5,700 - 5,600
21/25                    5,000 - 4,900
26/30                    4,250 - 4,150
31/40                    3,250 - 3,150
41/50                    2,850 - 2,750
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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