Over 65 million pounds were harvested in total from Washington and Oregon fisheries last year making it a third consecutive high landings season in recent years.

But although Shrimp abundance was high, market demand seemed low.

Ex-vessel price per pound in Oregon was the lowest since 2010 at 46 cents per pound U.S. dollar.



When lined up on a chart, there does seem to be some correlation between high landing years and lower prices per pound, and low landing years and higher prices per pound.
Supply and demand will ultimately determine prices throughout 2023 while policy makers continue their work managing inflation and a recession.

Shrimp is a lean source of protein with a mild flavour which is perfect for today’s health minded consumers - all while being value priced, made in America, and planet friendly as Oregon and Washington fisheries are MSC Certified.



There has been a healthy supply of new and previous season inventory in recent years so if you are looking for solid reliability, we recommend developing a West Coast Pink Shrimp program.

In 2023, age 1 and 2 year class Shrimp are expected to be strong components of catch meaning lots of small to midsize Shrimp.

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