WHOLESALE PRICES OF FROZEN SHRIMP
AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET

January 9, 2001
All prices are in yen unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rate on January 9, 2001, is 116 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            5,300        
13/15          4,800 - 4,700            4,900 - 4,800
16/20          4,000 - 3,800            4,100 - 3,850
21/25          3,200 - 2,900            3,500 - 2,900
26/30          2,600 - 2,500            2,700 - 2,600
31/40          2,200 - 2,100            2,300 - 2,200
41/50          1,900                    2,000        
51/60          1,800 -                  1,800 - 1,700
61/70          1,500                    1,600        
71/90          1,300                    1,500        

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

 8/12          5,250 - 5,200            5,050 - 5,000
13/15          4,750 - 4,700            4,700 - 4,650
16/20          3,650 - 3,600            3,550 - 3,500
21/25          3,000 - 2,950            2,950 - 2,900
26/30          2,750 - 2,700            2,650 - 2,600
31/40                  2,300            2,250 - 2,200
41/50          2,100 - 2,050            2,050 - 2,000
51/60          1,850 - 1,800            1,800        
61/70          1,700 - 1,650            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 - 2,900            3,000        
20             3,050 - 3,000            3,050 - 3,000
25             2,400 - 2,350            2,300 - 2,250
30             2,400 - 2,350            2,300 - 2,250
35             2,000 - 1,800            1,850        
40             1,900 - 1,800            1,750        
45             1,900 - 1,700            1,700        
50             1,600 - 1,550            1,500        
55                   -                        -   

Headless
Banana shrimp            Indonesia
Count/lb                 Yen/2 kg

 8/12                    5,800 - 5,700
13/15                    5,600 - 5,400
16/20                    5,600 - 5,300
21/25                    4,600 - 4,500
26/30                    3,900 - 3,700
31/40                    2,900 - 2,800
41/50                    2,400 - 2,300
51/60                    2,100 - 2,000
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                    1,300 - 1,200
90/120                     850 -   800
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu

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