Aquaculture Market Report

Week Ending June 13,1997           

HIGHLIGHTS

This report is for the week ending June 13, 1997. In general, the reported finfish prices were slightly lower to unchanged. Price increases were reported for catfish nuggets, boned rainbow trout, dressed rainbow trout and whole Arctic char. Price decreases were reported in catfish fillets, whole hybrid striped bass, tilapia fillets, Atlantic salmon fillets and whole Atlantic salmon. Volume increases were reported for catfish fillets, whole hybrid striped bass, boned rainbow trout, Atlantic salmon fillets, whole Atlantic salmon and boned coho salmon. Volume decreases were reported for tilapia fillets and whole Arctic char. Red meat fillets and dressed red meat trout reappeared. Nile perch fillets appeared for the first time.

Half pints of oysters prices were unchanged and 800 half pints less in volume. Pints of oysters were unchanged in price and 1,000 pints less in volume. Gallons of oysters were $1.69 per gallon less and unchanged in volume. Shell oysters were 2 cents per oyster higher and 800 oysters less in volume. Hard clams were unchanged in price and volume. Mussels were 3 cents per pound less in volume. Live crawfish were unchanged in price and volume. Raw black tiger shrimp was 3 cents per pound less and unchanged in volume. Cooked black tiger shrimp was unchanged in price and volume.

Note: The Wholesale Market Report can now be accessed on Internet at the following address: http://ansc.purdue.edu/aquanic/publicat/other_pubs/mdwms.htm

Address any questions to Maryland Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture Office, at (410)841-5724.

Regions in US: NE (Northeast), MA (Mid-Atlantic), S (Southern), MW (Mid-Western), IM (Imports)

Parris N. Glendening, Governor
Lewis Riley, Secretary
Henry Virts, Deputy Secretary