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Default Why has shrimp been so cheap this past year?

In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:11:20 -0600, Omelet wrote:
>
> > I do plan to google some research on this, but I've never seen the
> > really big shrimp on sale as frequently as I have this past 12 months.
> > Jumbo prawn/shrimp have frequently been $3.99 to $4.99 per lb.
> > They are generally up around $7.99 on up.
> >
> > I wish Kind Crab had been as affordable. :-) Only saw it once (and
> > bought it) for under $7.00 per lb. It's usually twice that. I'm not a
> > fan of snow crab and usually get dungeness when I can. Blue crab is
> > tasty, but so tiny it's too much effort to shell it.
> >

>
> some hold that eating blues is more a recreational activity indulged in
> while drinking beer than an actual dining-type experience.
>
> your pal,
> blake


Pretty much. <g>
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