US domestic shrimp prices, landings drop

Shrimp landings in the Southern U.S. beat historical averages in the month of March but were down compared to 2022 as harvesters faced plummeting prices. According to data collected by the Southern Shrimp Alliance, shrimp landings in the Gulf of Mexico in March beat out their historical average of 2.49 million pounds, or 1,129 metric tons (MT), by 3.8 percent, reaching 2.58 million pounds (1,170 MT) total. While the landings beat averages, they were down year over year, and the total was…

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