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Aquaculture Wholesale Market Report

Week Ending March 7, 1997

HIGHLIGHTS

This report is for the week ending March 7, 1997. In general, the reported finfish prices were higher. Higher prices were reported for whole hybrid striped bass, tilapia fillets, whole tilapia, rainbow trout fillets, boned rainbow trout, whole Atlantic salmon, whole Arctic char and whole steelhead trout. Lower prices were reported for dressed rainbow trout, Atlantic salmon fillets and boned coho salmon. Volumes were no comparable as another market was added on this report.

Shellfish prices were unchanged to lower. Lower prices were reported for mussels and black tiger shrimp. Again, volumes are not comparable.

The Northeast live market reported no change in finfish price or volume. Oysters and Manila clams reappeared following the Washington State flooding.

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)

NEW YORK - MASSACHUSETTS MARKETS

SPECIES

FORM

SIZE (lb)

$/LB

VOLUME (lb)

POINT OF ORIGIN

Catfish

Fillets

6 - 12 oz.

2.95

2,000

S

Catfish

Fillets

7 - 11oz.

2.98

510

S

Cajun-Lemon Pepper

Fillets

7 oz.

3.55

400

S

Hybrid Striped Bass

Whole

1 ¾ - 2

2.65

300

NE

Hybrid Striped Bass

Whole

1 ½ - 4

2.95

1,000

S

Tilapia

Fillets

3 - 6 oz.

3.64

2,305

IM

Tilapia

Whole

2

1.70

1,000

IM

Rainbow Trout

Fillets

8 oz.

4.30

100

W

Rainbow Trout

Boned

7- 9 oz.

2.90

400

W

Rainbow Trout

Boned

10 - 12 oz.

2.63

1,830

W

Rainbow Trout

Dressed

8 - 16 oz.

2.00

4,000

W

Rainbow Trout

Dressed

12 - 20 oz.

1.80

900

W

Red Meat Trout

Boned

12 - 14 oz.

2.90

120

W

Atlantic Salmon

Fillets

2 - 4

3.09

2,850

IM

Atlantic Salmon

Fillets

4 - 5

3.25

500

IM

Atlantic Salmon

Whole

4 - 6

1.95

105

IM

Atlantic Salmon

Whole

6 - 9

2.11

6,915

IM

Atlantic Salmon

Whole

9 - 12

2.13

3,700

IM

Atlantic Salmon

Whole

12+

2.13

4,400

IM

Coho Salmon

Boned

10 oz.

3.49

120

MW

Arctic Char

Whole

2 - 3

3.75

100

IM

Turbot

Whole

2 - 3

4.10

200

IM

Steelhead Trout

Whole

2 - 4

2.00

5,000

IM

Steelhead Trout

Whole

4 - 6

2.00

2,000

IM

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 - 10 oz.

3.04

3,200

S

Cajun-Lemon Pepper

Fillets

7 - 9 oz.

3.80

100

S

Catfish

Nuggets

1 oz.

1.40

400

S

Catfish

Dressed

16 oz.

2.00

200

S

Hybrid Striped Bass

Whole

2 - 4

2.95

500

MA

Tilapia

Fillets

4 - 7 oz.

3.59

740

IM

Tilapia

Whole

1 - 1 ½

1.20

500

S

Rainbow Trout

Fillets

5 - 7 oz.

2.95

50

MW

Rainbow Trout

Boned

8 - 10 oz.

2.59

1,100

MW/W

Rainbow Trout

Dressed

8 - 24 oz.

1.96

400

MW

Atlantic Salmon

Whole

4 - 6

2.05

2,000

NE

Atlantic Salmon

Whole

6 - 9

2.27

10,500

NE/IM

Atlantic Salmon

Whole

9 - 12

2.09

2,800

IM/NE

Atlantic Salmon

Whole

12 - 14

2.05

1,200

IM

Coho Salmon

Boned

10 oz.

3.95

80

W

Arctic Char

Whole

4 - 6

4.25

50

IM

Oysters

Shell

-

0.32/ea.

4,200ea.

MA

Clams (Hard)

Shell

-

0.16/ea.

93,900

MA/S

Mussels

-

Pound

0.37

5,100

NE

Shrimp, Black Tiger

-

16-20 ct.

7.50

216

IM

Shrimp, Black Tiger

-

26-30 ct.

5.50

900

IM

LIVE MARKETS

SPECIES

FORM

SIZE (lb)

$/LB

VOLUME (lb)

POINT OF ORIGIN

Catfish

-

2 - 5

0.80

15,000

S/MA

Tilapia

-

1 -2

2.25

20,000

MA/S

Big Head Carp

-

6 - 12

0.70

50,000

S

Oysters

-

-

0.35/ea.

600 ea.

W

Clams (Manila)

-

-

2.32

300

W

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