Aquaculture Wholesale Market Report

Week Ending May 24, 1996             

HIGHLIGHTS

Note: We are very happy to report the addition of a new wholesale market in the New York-Massachusetts area as a participant.

This report is for the week ending May 24, 1996. Generally, the reported wholesale finfish prices were higher, except whole hybrid striped bass, rainbow trout fillets, boned rainbow trout and whole turbot were lower. Whole tilapia, dressed rainbow trout, redmeat trout fillets boned redmeat trout, dressed red meat trout, whole red meat trout, dressed white sturgeon, and whole steelhead trout reported no price change. Price increases were reported for catfish fillets, cajun-lemon pepper catfish fillets, tilapia fillets, golden trout fillets, Atlantic salmon fillets, whole Atlantic salmon, boned coho salmon and whole Arctic char. Volume comparisons are invalid with inclusion of data from the NEW participants.

Shell oysters were unchanged in price and volume. Hard clams were unchanged in price, but were 23, 400 clams higher in volume. Mussels increased 12 cents per pound but decreased 875 pounds in volume. Black tiger shrimp prices and volumes were not comparable due to a large volume of small (51-60 ct.) shrimp reported.

The live market reported a price decrease of 2 cents per pound for catfish and a volume decrease of 15,600 pounds. No hybrid striped-bass were reported. Tilapia prices were unchanged but the volume decreased by 7,700 pounds. Big head carp prices increased by 20 cents per pound and decreased by 10,000 pounds in volume. No price or volume change was reported for oysters or Manila clams.

Note: Address any question 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