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Denninmi

(6,581 posts) Tue Oct 1, 2013, 08:39 PM Oct 2013

Is there a shrimp shortage.

They are pretty important in my eating plan, high quality protein, low calories, and I love shrimp.

The price has jumped dramatically in a few months - the 1lb bag of 50/60 I got back in June on sale for $4.99, regular $7.99 at Meijer is in sale now for $11.49, regular now $14.99.

Yikes, what gives?

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Is there a shrimp shortage. (Original Post) Denninmi Oct 2013 OP

Disease in the shrimp farms of Asia pscot Oct 2013 #1

Where do you live? tavernier Oct 2013 #2

wild or farmed? Incitatus Oct 2013 #3

pscot

(21,024 posts)

1. Disease in the shrimp farms of Asia

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2013, 08:50 PM

Oct 2013

google is your friend

tavernier

(12,392 posts)

2. Where do you live?

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2013, 08:53 PM

Oct 2013

Local shrimp here in south Florida are considered a winter "crop", plentiful in November - March. Perhaps in June you were getting a sale on the last frozen batch of the season, and now in October, the stock is pretty well sold out. No worries, shrimp like to show up on the coldest and nastiest night of the year!

Incitatus

(5,317 posts)

3. wild or farmed?

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 12:15 AM

Oct 2013

14.99 for 50/60 farmed is insane. Wild, maybe if there are some problems. I think it's about 7.99 or 8.99 for farmed here in FL.

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