StntiGtics on Frozen Pacl:i.v;fed" Slil-l! jv Proditction (Othor ThfUl Breaded) 



Trends. — Ficure V - 58 revouls that production of frozen iiacka^ed 

 shrijiip inci'eased from I.5 million pounds in 1930 to 16.I million pounds in 

 I9JJO, hG,2 Million pounds in I95O and by 195*1 production had risen to 88.2 

 million pounds and decreased to about 71«1 million pounds in 195^. Value 

 of product at the manufacturer's level dui'lnr^ the 27 -year period increased 

 froia a quai'ter million dollars to over 53 i^iHion dollars, in 195^ (exclud- 

 ing brended shrxjiip ) .(see figure V - ^9) 



Seasonal characteriGtlca of shrliirp freezin.r ^-, — The ceasonal pat- 

 tern of Ghrirap freezing clocely follo;/3 the seasonal pattei'n of nhrii.ip 

 landincs. Freezings reach a peak during the period of high production in 

 the nonths of September through October and are at their low during the 

 firat four months of the year. 



Monthly freezing statistics for the years 19'+0, 19^5, and 1950- 

 195^ ore cho-vm in table V - 53- The saiae d2.ta are expressed as percentar;;es 

 of total annual freezings in table V - 5^)-» As can be seen fror.i this tabu- 

 lation, tlie 19^ data shovr evidence of a secondnry peak of production in 

 May and June as well as the succeeding smrj.ier lull vliich was characteristic 

 before the expansion of the grooved shrimp fishery, 



TABLE V - 53." SHRIMP FREEZINGS, MONTHLY MTA,. SPECIFIED YEARS 



(Thousands of pounds) 



1/ Includes shririip meat. 



2/ Includes 2,126,687 pounds of other than raw headless in November and 

 1,928,686 pounds in Deceuiber. Tliese data were not collected sejiarately 

 pr.Lor to Kovejiiber, 



Note: The statistics on- ehi-imp freezing .were obtained from firms i/hich 

 mcJce monthly reports on their cold storage holdings to the United States Fish 

 and Wildlife Gorvice. Since the coverage of firms is not complete, the above 

 statistics are not to be constinied as representing total United States 

 freezings of shrimp products. 



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