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Aquaculture Wholesale Market Report
Week Ending August 23, 1996
HIGHLIGHTS
This report is for the week ending August 23, 1996.
Generally, the reported prices were mixed to unchanged. Catfish fillets, whole hybrid
striped bass, Atlantic salmon fillets and whole Atlantic salmon had reported higher
prices. Rainbow trout fillets, boned rainbow trout, golden trout fillets and boned coho
salmon had reported lower prices. The reported volumes were generally lower to unchanged,
except for tilapia fillets, boned golden trout and whole steelhead trout which were
higher. Catfish fillets, whole hybrid striped bass, boned rainbow trout, red meat trout
fillets, Atlantic salmon fillets, whole Atlantic salmon, boned coho salmon and Arctic char
had lower reported volumes.
Shell oysters had no reported change in price or volume.
Hard clams had no reported price change with a volume decrease of 5,000 clams. Mussel
prices rose by 4 cents and had a reported volume increase of 1150 pounds. Black tiger
shrimp increased in price but decreased in volume.
The Northease live market reported no catfish or hybrid
striped bass due to high temperatures. Tilapia prices decreased by 1 cent and volumes
decreased by 6,000 pounds. Big head carp increased 5 cents per pound and the volume
remained unchanged. Oysters increased 2 cents per oyster, but remained unchanged volume.
Manila clams prices and volumes remained unchanged.
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 MARKETS |
| SPECIES |
FORM |
SIZE (lb) |
$/LB |
VOLUME (lb) |
POINT OF ORIGIN |
| Catfish |
Fillets |
5 - 9 oz. |
3.50 |
100 |
S |
| Catfish |
Fillets |
7 - 9 oz. |
2.97 |
2,400 |
S |
| Catfish |
Fillets |
8 - 10 oz. |
3.15 |
600 |
IM |
| Cajun-Lemon Pepper |
Fillets |
7 - 9 oz. |
3.80 |
80 |
NE |
| Hybrid Striped Bass |
Whole |
1 ½ - 2 |
2.85 |
100 |
MA |
| Hybrid Striped Bass |
Whole |
2 - 4 |
2.95 |
100 |
MA |
| Tilapia |
Fillets |
4 - 6 oz. |
3.56 |
420 |
IM |
| Rainbow Trout |
Fillets |
5 - 7 oz. |
3.25 |
50 |
W |
| Rainbow Trout |
Boned |
8 - 10 oz. |
2.95 |
900 |
W |
| Rainbow Trout |
Dressed |
8 - 24 oz. |
1.90 |
100 |
W |
| Golden Trout |
Boned |
12 oz. |
3.00 |
315 |
W |
| Atlantic Salmon |
Fillets |
3 - 4 |
3.33 |
1,938 |
IM |
| Atlantic Salmon |
Whole |
4 - 6 |
2.12 |
7,176 |
NE |
| Atlantic Salmon |
Whole |
6 - 9 |
2.71 |
8,415 |
NE |
| Atlantic Salmon |
Whole |
9 - 12 |
2.77 |
17,476 |
NE/IM |
| Atlantic Salmon |
Whole |
12 + |
2.65 |
4,254 |
NE/IM |
| Coho Salmon |
Boned |
10 oz. |
3.70 |
50 |
W |
| Arctic Char |
Whole |
4 |
4.35 |
50 |
IM |
| Oysters |
Shell |
- |
0.32 ea. |
4,200 ea. |
MA |
| Clams (Hard) |
Shell |
- |
0.15 ea. |
114,800 ea. |
MA/S |
| Mussels |
Pound |
- |
0.34 |
4,150 |
NE |
| Shrimp (Black Tiger) |
|
26 - 30 ct. |
5.50 |
210 |
IM |
| Shrimp (Black Tiger) |
- |
31- 40 ct. |
3.10 |
100 |
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 ¼ - 1 ¾ |
2.65 |
300 |
NE |
| Tilapia |
Fillets |
3 - 6 oz. |
3.55 |
2,120 |
IM |
| Tilapia |
Whole |
2 |
1.70 |
1,000 |
IM |
| Rainbow Trout |
Fillets |
8 oz. |
4.17 |
100 |
W |
| Rainbow Trout |
Boned |
10 - 12 oz. |
2.58 |
1,120 |
W |
| Rainbow Trout |
Dressed |
8 - 16 oz. |
2.00 |
4,000 |
W |
| Red Meat Trout |
Fillets |
8 - 10 oz. |
3.75 |
50 |
S |
| Red Meat Trout |
Dressed |
7 - 9 oz. |
2.30 |
500 |
W |
| Golden Trout |
Fillets |
8 - 10 oz. |
3.50 |
250 |
W |
| Atlantic Salmon |
Fillets |
2 - 3 |
3.20 |
1,540 |
IM |
| Atlantic Salmon |
Fillets |
4 - 6 |
3.50 |
1,500 |
IM |
| Atlantic Salmon |
Whole |
4 - 6 |
1.80 |
150 |
IM |
| Atlantic Salmon |
Whole |
6 - 9 |
2.42 |
2,935 |
IM |
| Atlantic Salmon |
Whole |
9 - 12 |
2.56 |
1,700 |
IM |
| Atlantic Salmon |
Whole |
12 + |
2.40 |
2,000 |
IM |
| Coho Salmon |
Boned |
9 - 11 oz. |
3.20 |
300 |
W |
| Arctic Char |
Whole |
2 - 3 |
3.75 |
100 |
IM |
| Steelhead Trout |
Whole |
2 - 6 |
2.05 |
6,000 |
IM |
NORTHEAST
LIVE MARKETS |
| SPECIES |
FORM |
SIZE (lb) |
$/LB |
VOLUME (lb) |
POINT OF ORIGIN |
| Tilapia |
- |
1 - 2 |
1.90 |
30,800 |
S/MA |
| Big Head Carp |
- |
7 - 14 |
0.90 |
25,000 |
S |
| Oysters |
- |
- |
0.27 ea. |
600 ea. |
W |
| Manila Clams |
- |
- |
2.30 |
300 |
W |
Parris N. Glendening, Governor
Lewis Riley, Secretary
Henry Virts, Deputy Secretary
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