The retail price of whole fresh shrimp varied considerably by 

 locality. A pound of small shrimp was selling in the markets at Sao 

 Luiz for about 5 centsj in Rio de Janeiro from 19 to 22 centsj in Salvador 

 for 31 cents; and in Santos for about 37 cents. In Rio de Janeiro the 

 wholesale price of whole fresh shrimp was fixed. For small shrimp it was 

 about 9 cents, for medium, about 13 cents, for large about 22 cents a 

 pound. The allovjable retail mark-up was 30 percent above the wholesale 

 price; however, actual retail prices usually included a mark-up considerably 

 in excess of that allowed. 



A few shrimp are frozen in Sao Luizj the only processing else- 

 where is done at Rio Grande. Here, about six companies engage in shrimp 

 canning, and three freeze. The shrimp are small. The peeled meats run 

 about a hundred to over five hundred to the pound. 



Some canners scald the shrimp before heading and peeling and 

 then blanch the meats, cool them, place the meats in c£Lns, and process. 

 Other plants head and peel the raw shrimp and then proceed with blanching, 

 etc. By either process the ultimate yield of meats, blanched and ready to 

 can, usually is between 2k and 25 percent of the whole raw shrimp. 



Two types of peeled shrimp are frozen in Rio Grande, one raw 

 and the other scalded. The yield of the peeled raw shrimp is about li6 

 percent of the whole weight and that of the peeled scalded about kO percent. 

 Scalding is done before peeling. The meats, either scalded or raw, are 

 placed in a plastic bag and then in a carton. The cartons, after freezing, 

 are overwrapped. 



The plants were paying between S and 6 cents a pound for the 

 whole shrimp. Women were paid about 3 cents a pound, peeled basis, for 

 peeling the shrimp. Wages of permanent plant laborers averaged between 

 $30 and $liO a month. ^ The package of frozen raw-peeled shrimp was 

 retailing in Sao Paulo for about 30 to 35 cents. 



S/ Clerical personnel in Sao Paulo were receiving between $50.00 and 

 $75.00 monthly. 



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