Janet Wilder wrote:

> I'm just guessing, but I do live in one of the largest commercial
> shrimping areas in the US. The price of fuel was down this year so the
> price of the shrimp are reflecting it. When fuel was high a few years
> ago, shrimp were very expensive, so I believe there is a definite
> correlation.
>
> I don't buy farmed shrimp from foreign countries.
>
> Living here in way-the-heck-south Texas I can get Gulf of Mexico
> wild-caught shrimp at pretty decent prices. I can get fresh shrimp if I
> want it, but it's easier to just go to HEB when they have a sale and get
> bags of the wild-caught Gulf shrimp that are frozen. I break the bags up
> into smaller packages and seal them in the Zip Lock bags with the little
> pump. We always have shrimp in the freezer. They are a versatile and
> healthy protein and lend themselves to quick meals.

This week Krogers has 16/20 count Gulf shrimp on sale for $5.99 a pound.
Forgot to get some when we were there the other day but we'll stop in
before the sale is over.

HEB is one of the things I miss about Texas. The closest one to us now
is about 35 miles away and when we are over that way, we stop. I think
their produce and meat departments are way better than the other chains.

George L