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Aquaculture Wholesale Market Report
Week Ending April 10, 1998

CATFISH

Market Form Size (lb) Price   ($/lb) Volume   (lb) Point of Origin
NY-Massachusetts Fillets 7-11 oz 2.91 450 S
NY-Massachusetts Fillets 8-12 oz 2.80 800 S
NY-Massachusetts CLP-Fillets 10 oz 3.45 200 S
Pennsylvania-NJ Fillets   5-9 oz 3.25 100 S
Northeast Live 1.00-5.00 0.75 20,000 S

HYBRID STRIPED BASS

Market Form Size (lb) Price   ($/lb) Volume   (lb) Point of Origin
NY-Massachusetts Whole 1.00-3.00 2.85 1,000 S
Pennsylvania-NJ Whole 2.00-4.00 2.95 100 MA
Northeast Live 2.00 3.50 500 S

TILAPIA

Market Form Size (lb) Price   ($/lb) Volume   (lb) Point of Origin
NY-Massachusetts Fillets 4-7 oz 3.55 120 IM
NY-Massachusetts Fillets 7-9 oz 3.60 500 IM
NY-Massachusetts Whole 1.00-1.50 1.75 500 IM
Pennsylvania-NJ Fillets 4-6 oz 4.25 200 IM
Northeast Live 2.00   1.95 36,000 MA

  OYSTERS

Market Form Size (lb) Price   ($/lb) Volume   (lb) Point of Origin
Pennsylvania-NJ Shucked 6.5lb/gal 20.00 10 gal W
Pennsylvania-NJ Shell Each 0.22 800 pcs MA

BIG HEAD CARP

Market Form Size (lb) Price   ($/lb) Volume   (lb) Point of Origin
Northeast Live 7.00-20.00   0.55 40,000 S

BLACK TIGER SHRIMP

Market Form Size (lb) Price   ($/lb) Volume   (lb) Point of Origin
NY-Massachusetts   16-20 ct. 6.25 100 IM
NY-Massachusetts   26-30 ct. 5.50 200 IM
NY-Massachusetts   51-60 ct. 3.50 300 IM

Source: Maryland Aquaculture Office.

Legend: CLP=Cajun-Lemon pepper, IM=Import, MA=Mid-Atlantic,

MW=Mid-Western, W=Western, NE=Northeast, S=Southern,

NY=New York, NJ-New Jersey, ct.=count.