Prices on larger Asian black tiger shrimp are rising due to holiday buying, while prices on some smaller sizes of vannamei — particularly from Vietnam — are dropping.
U.S. retailers and other buyers have begun their annual flurry of shrimp buying for the holiday season, sending prices up around 5 percent compared to a month ago. “Most of our holiday sales are for the bigger shrimp. The tiger prices are ridiculous,” said a Northwest U.S. distributor.
Black tigers, 15 count and larger, a…
