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COASTAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER
Aquaculture Economics and Marketing

The objective of this program is to provide economic, financial, marketing and technical information on major commercial aquaculture species in Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico. Information about the aquaculture industry includes the following:

  • Commercial production, farm-gate values and prices.
  • Production and processing costs.
  • Foreign trade and domestic consumption.
  • Product forms, sources, quantities and prices in domestic and foreign markets.

Aquaculture Wholesale Market Report

This report provides information about wholesale markets of catfish, hybrid striped bass, tilapia, oysters and big head carp covering the Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland and Washington, D.C. markets. The Maryland Aquaculture Office provided the raw data used in preparing this report.

July 1998
May 1998
December 1997
Previous issues
Wholesale Live Tilapia Selling Prices

These charts summarize wholesale selling prices of live tilapia in the Northeast wholesale markets on a monthly basis. The Maryland Aquaculture Office provided the raw data used in creating these charts.

Jan-Dec 1997
Jan-Dec 1996
Jan-Dec 1995
Tilapia Marketing Publications

Homziak, J., and B. C. Posadas. 1992. A Preliminary Survey of Tilapia Markets in North America. In The Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 42: 83-102.

Fitzsimmons, K. and B. C. Posadas. 1997. Consumer Demand for Tilapia Products in the US and the Effects on Local Markets in Exporting Countries. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Tilapia Aquaculture.

American Tilapia Association, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

Posadas, B. C. Tilapia Marketing in the Gulf Coast. In preparation.

For more information, contact:
Dr. Benedict C. Posadas
Marine Economist
Coastal Research and Extension Center
2710 Beach Boulevard, Suite 1-E
Biloxi, Mississippi 39531
Phone: 228-388-4710 Fax: 228-388-1375
benp@ext.msstate.edu
University Mail Address: Mailstop 9385
Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution.