Aquaculture Wholesale Market Report
Week Ending September 6, 1996

HIGHLIGHTS

This report is for the week ending September 6, 1996. In general, the reported prices were unchanged to lower. Boned rainbow trout, Atlantic salmon fillets and boned coho salmon reported price increases. No price change was reported for cajun-lemon pepper catfish fillets, catfish nuggets, tilapia fillets, whole Arctic char or dressed white sturgeon. No dressed catfish was reported. The reported volumes were higher, except for cajun-lemon pepper catfish fillets, catfish nuggets, tilapia fillets, whole tilapia or dressed rainbow trout which were lower. Whole Arctic char and dressed white sturgeon reported no volume change.

Shucked oysters in the ½ pints were unchanged in price but increased 800 ½ pints in volume. Shucked oysters in pints were unchanged in price but increased 2,800 pints in volume. Gallons of shucked oysters remained unchanged in price and volume. Shell oysters were unchanged in price and 4,260 oysters lower in volume. Clams were unchanged in price and 19,000 clams higher in volume. Mussels increased 21 cents per pound in price and 3,650 pounds in volume. Black tiger shrimp were 33 cents per pound less and unchanged in volume. Whole cooked crawfish, alligator tail meat and dressed rattlesnake were unchanged in price and volume.

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.

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