Count - number of shrimp per pound. We use MailChimp as our email campaign platform. a shrimper yelled at the crowd. "We've had a decent price maybe two times in the last 15 years. About 200 shrimpers gathered in Houma on Wednesday (Aug. 8) to vent their frustrations about foreign imports that have driven shrimp prices to levels not seen since the 1980s. By subscribing, you agree that the information you provide will be transferred to MailChimp for processing in accordance with their Falling prices on shrimp from Louisiana could cause severe problems for the industry, and fishermen are looking for answers, reports the Daily Comet. New Zealand’s Sanford to focus on selling down inventories built during COVID, Argentinian shrimp prices jump ahead of Christmas with producers sold out, Louisiana seafood company failed to report sale of $650k worth of oysters, Seven Canadian seafood companies benefit from CAD 1.8m in loans, grants, Chinese seafood imports down 13% this year as COVID-19 links, import procedures take toll, Aquabench predicts 24% drop in 2021 Chilean salmon output; Kontali not so bearish, Louisiana’s meager shrimp landings drag down gulf total for June, Louisiana shrimp season not starting early despite good conditions, Louisiana’s fall shrimp season off to a slow start, Like this article? Shrimpers say their per-pound earnings for small shrimp have fallen from about 60 cents to 40 cents over the past year. Many seafood places said gone are the days of prices under $2. Meanwhile, multiple fishermen told the newspaper this season is one of the worst in recent history, and as a result, many fishermen have made little to no money. The above-average amount of rainfall around the country led to a lot of fresh water coming down the Mississippi River, which hurt the chances for shrimp to grow. "When the price goes down, what are we going to do?" Thursday, October 15, 2020 10:09 AM Houma shrimper and oyster harvester Sopin Men discusses a shrimpers strike at a meeting of the Louisiana Shrimp Association in Houma on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. A week before the season started in May, the price for 40-50 count per pound shrimp dropped $0.50, from $1.60, Louisiana Shrimp Association chairman Thomas Olander told the association at … Wholesale prices are UB Shrimp, Wild, Gulf of Mexico, Domestic White, in dollars per pound. You have permission to edit this article. "OK, we've got to do that together," Men said. Wholesale prices are UB Shrimp, Wild, Gulf of Mexico, Domestic White, in dollars per pound. "We strike and they'll just import more," he said. Northern - Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana;  A week before the season started in May, the price for 40-50 count per pound shrimp dropped $0.50, from $1.60, Louisiana Shrimp Association chairman Thomas Olander told the association at its meeting today in Houma. I am sorry for the inconvenience. Louisiana shrimpers consider strike as prices plummet, Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune. For the Gulf of Mexico Monthly Shrimp Ex-Vessel Prices (click. Never turn it away. Eastern Gulf of Mexico Region Shrimp Ex-Vessel Prices, Northern Gulf of Mexico Region Shrimp Ex-Vessel Prices, Western Gulf of Mexico Region Shrimp Ex-Vessel Prices. 1815 Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi, Mississippi 39532 MSU     I     DAFVM     I     MAFES     I     MSU Extension     I     Legal Sign up to our newsletter, Ecuadorian shrimp prices in free-fall with further drop expected, China starts further coronavirus crackdown on frozen seafood imports, No 'blue wave' but US election results to challenge seafood industry, Indian vannamei prices up, stable in Andhra Pradesh in week 46, New 25% EU tariffs to spare US lobster, pollock, but hit Atlantic, Pacific salmon, Premium, First Nations confirm CAD 1bn deal for Clearwater, EU moving ahead with $4bn in tariffs with lobster, pollock potentially on list, Alaska pollock B season finishes with fillet production down 34,000t, Former NOAA head Sullivan part of Biden’s Commerce transition team, Salmones Camanchaca’s Q3 cost reduction cuts COVID-19 losses, COVID-19 recap, Nov. 11: Salmon farmers face tough Q3s; Russian pollock quota lift; Indian vannamei prices rise, EU backs ‘mini’ lobster trade deal with US after Biden defeats Trump, Russia keeps MSC Pacific cod TAC stable with further US drop likely.