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Aquaculture Wholesale Market Report

Week Ending October 18, 1996

HIGHLIGHTS

This report is for the week ending October 18, 1996. In general, the reported finfish prices were higher to unchanged. Cajun-lemon pepper catfish fillets, whole hybrid striped bass, rainbow trout fillets, Atlantic salmon fillets, whole Atlantic salmon and boned coho salmon reported higher prices. Tilapia fillets, boned rainbow trout, whole Arctic char and whole steelhead reported lower prices. The reported volumes were higher to unchanged. Atlantic salmon fillets, whole Atlantic salmon and whole steelhead had lower reported volumes. No white sturgeon was reported. Whole turbot reappeared.

Shell oysters had no reported price or volume change. Hard clams had no reported price change but were 1800 clams less in volume. Mussels had no price change but were 50 pounds higher in volume. Black tiger shrimp had no reported price or volume change.

The Northeast Live Market reported a 5 cent decrease and a 6,000 pound increase in volume for catfish. Tilapia had 5 cent price decrease and a 4,900 pound decrease in volume. Shell oysters and manila clams had to reported price or volume change.

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)

PENNSYLVANIA - NEW JERSEY

SPECIES FORM SIZE (lb) $/LB VOLUME (lb) POINT OF ORIGIN
Catfish Fillets 5 - 9 oz. 3.50 100 S
Catfish Fillets 7 - 10 oz. 3.01 3,000 S
Cajun - Lemon Pepper Fillets 7 - 9 oz. 3.80 120 S
Hybrid Striped Bass Whole 1 ½ - 2 3.25 50 MA
Hybrid Striped Bass Whole 2 - 4 2.95 200 MA
Tilapia Fillets 4 - 6 oz. 3.50 530 IM
Rainbow Trout Fillets 5 - 7 oz. 3.75 50 W
Rainbow Trout Boned 8 - 10 oz. 3.04 1,050 W
Rainbow Trout Dressed 8 - 24 oz. 2.15 400 W
Atlantic Salmon Whole 4 - 6 1.95 1,100 NE
Atlantic Salmon Whole 6 - 8 2.20 7,800 NE/IM
Atlantic Salmon Whole 8 - 10 2.28 11,000 IM/NE
Atlantic Salmon Whole 10- 13 2.59 2,400 IM/NE
Coho Salmon Boned 10 oz. 3.95 80 W
Oysters Shell - 0.31 ea. 4,200 ea. MA
Clams (Hard) - - 0.15 ea. 115,800 ea. MA/S
Mussels Pound - 0.32 4,600 NE
Shrimp (Black Tiger) - 26 - 30 ct. 5.50 216 IM
Shrimp (Black Tiger) - 31 - 40 ct. 3.10 144 IM

NEW YORK - MASSACHUSETTS MARKETS

SPECIES FORM SIZE (lb) $/LB VOLUME (lb) POINT OF ORIGIN
Catfish Fillets 6 - 12 oz. 2.85 1,000 S
Catfish Fillets 7 - 9 oz. 3.10 210 S
Cajun-Lemon Pepper Fillets 7 oz. 3.55 400 S
Hybrid Striped Bass Whole 1 ½ - 3 3.05 700 S/NE
Tilapia Fillets 3 - 6 oz. 3.64 2,120 IM
Tilapia Whole 2 1.70 1,000 IM
Rainbow Trout Fillets 8 oz. 4.30 360 W
Rainbow Trout Boned 10 - 12 oz. 2.69 1,210 W
Rainbow Trout Dressed 8 - 16 oz. 2.00 4,000 W
Red Meat Trout Fillets 7 - 10 oz. 3.04 600 W/S
Golden Trout Fillets 8 - 10 oz. 3.90 150 W
Atlantic Salmon Fillets 2 - 4 3.10 2,530 IM
Atlantic Salmon Fillets 4 - 6 3.24 1,800 IM
Atlantic Salmon Whole 4 - 6 2.00 1,060 IM
Atlantic Salmon Whole 6 - 8 2.31 2,730 IM
Atlantic Salmon Whole 8 - 10 2.40 5,380 IM
Atlantic Salmon Whole 10 - 12 2.73 2,000 IM
Atlantic Salmon Whole 12 + 2.74 2,000 IM
Coho Salmon Boned 9 - 11 oz. 3.30 400 W
Arctic Char Whole 2 - 3 3.75 170 IM
Turbot Whole 2 - 4 4.10 100 IM
Steelhead Trout Whole 2 - 4 1.85 2,000 IM
Steelhead Trout Whole 4 - 6 1.95 2,000 IM

Northeast Live Markets

SPECIES FORM SIZE (lb) $/lb VOLUME (lb) POINT OF ORGIN
Catfish - 2 - 5 0.75 16,000 S/MA
Tilapia - 1 1.70 500 MA
Tilapia - 1 - 2 1.85 40,000 S/MA
Oysters - - 0.27 ea. 600 ea. W
Clams (Manila) - - 2.30 300 W

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