The official valuations upon which the duties are assessed 

 are as follows: 



Fresh shrijnp: (a) From the Gulf of Mexico, 8,888 pesos 

 ($711) per 1,000 net kilograms; (b) from the Pacific, 9,873 pesos 

 ($790) per 1,000 net kilograms. 



Dried shrimp: 590 pesos ($U7) per 100 net kilograms. 



Frozen shrimp: (a) From the Gulf of Mexico — Salina Cruz, 

 Oaxaca, or Santa Rosalia, Baja California — 9,110 pesos ($729) per 1,000 

 net kilograms; (b) from elsevAiere in Mexico, 10,129 pesos ($810) per 

 1,000 net kilograms. 



As can be seen, lower export duties are imposed on fresh and 

 frozen shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico and frozen shrimp from Salina Cruz 

 and Santa Rosalia than on the remainder of the products coming from the 

 Pacific coast of Mexico. 



In a fashion, this amounts to a subsidy designed to assist 

 the Gulf of Mexico producers to compete with the United States producers 

 and to encourage the industrial development of the ports of Salina Cruz 

 and Santa Rosalia. 



The export tax per metric ton (2,20ii.6 pounds) in each instance 

 amounts to the following: 



Fresh or iced shrimp: (a) From the Gulf of Mexico, 3 pesos 

 plus 888 pesos plus 2,222 pesos, or 3,113 pesos plus 2 percent of this 

 latter amount or 62 pesos, making a total of 3,175 pesos (about $251;); 

 (b) from the Pacific, 3,527 pesos (about $282). 



Dried shrimp: 2,109 pesos (about $169). 



Frozen shrimp: (a) From the Gulf of Mexico, Salina Cruz 

 and Santa Rosalia, i;67 pesos (about $37); (b) from the remainder of 

 Mexico, 520 pesos (about $1+2). 



These amounts have been converted into cents per pound in 

 table 31. 



Other than export duties, there are no restrictions on shrimp 

 exports. Export duties as well as export licensing provisions can be 

 changed by executive action. 



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