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Aquaculture Wholesale Market Report
Week Ending March 31, 1998

CATFISH

Market Form Size (lb) Price ($/lb) Volume (lb) Point of Origin
Maryland Fillets 7-9 oz 3.06 5,650 S
Maryland Fillets 9-12 oz 3.02 2,300 S
Maryland CLP-Fillets 7 oz 3.40 50 S
Maryland Dressed 5-7 oz 2.10 300 S
Washington, D.C. Fillets 7-9 oz 2.67 3,000 S

HYBRID STRIPED BASS

Market Form Size (lb) Price ($/lb) Volume (lb) Point of Origin
Maryland Whole 0.75-1.00 2.50 1,500 S
Maryland Whole 1.25-1.50 2.75 500 S
Maryland Whole 1.50-2.00 2.70 1,520 S
Washington, D.C. Whole   2.00 2.80 800 S

TILAPIA

Market Form Size (lb) Price ($/lb) Volume (lb) Point of Origin
Maryland Fillets 3-6 oz 3.64 1,100 IM
Maryland Fillets 5-7 oz 3.61   1,280 IM
Maryland Fillets 7-12 oz 3.91 385 IM
Washington, D.C. Fillets 5-7 oz   3.75 360 IM

RAINBOW TROUT

Market Form Size (lb) Price ($/lb) Volume (lb) Point of Origin
Maryland Fillets 5-8 oz   3.71 2,740 MA/W
Maryland Boned 8-11 oz 2.84 3,700 S/W/IM
Maryland Dressed 8-16 oz 2.46 630 W/MA
Washington, D.C. Fillets   6 oz 3.60 400 S
Washington, D.C. Boned 10-12 oz 2.80 1,200 S
Washington, D.C. Dressed 8-12 oz 2.30 800 S

WHITE STURGEON

Market Form Size (lb) Price ($/lb) Volume (lb) Point of Origin
Maryland Dressed   10.00 3.65 50 W

OYSTERS

Market Form Size (lb) Price ($/lb) Volume (lb) Point of Origin
Maryland Shucked 6.5 lb/gal 40.67 180 gal NE/MA
Maryland Shell each    0.40 3,300 pc MA/NE
Maryland Shell each   0.20 18,250 pc MA
Washington, D.C. Shucked 6.5 lb/gal 40.00 120 gal S
Washington, D.C. Shell each 0.30 10,000 pc NE

BLACK TIGER SHRIMP

Market Form Size (lb) Price ($/lb) Volume (lb) Point of Origin
Maryland Cooked 12-15 ct. 12.50 480 IM
Maryland Cooked 21-25 ct.   10.75 330 IM
Maryland Cooked 26-30 ct. 10.25 120 IM
Maryland Cooked 31-40 ct. 8.95 450 IM
Maryland Raw 16-20 ct. 8.70 120 IM
Maryland Raw 21-25 ct. 8.20 96 IM
Maryland Raw 26-30 ct. 7.75 340 IM
Maryland Raw 31-40 ct. 5.75   48 IM

Source: Maryland Aquaculture Office.
Legend: CLPÊjun-Lemon pepper, ct.= count, IM=Import,
MA=Mid-Atlantic, MW=Mid-Western, W=Western, NE=Northeast, S=Southern.