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Month 



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 February. 

 March . . 

 April . . 

 May . . . 

 June . . . 

 July. . . 

 August. . 

 September 

 October . 

 November. 

 December. 



Wholesale crab meat prices 

 f.o.b. Hampton, V«., 1970 



Backf In 



lump 



Regular 



Claw 



- Dollars per pound - 



2.40-2.50 

 2.40-2.50 

 30-2.45 

 30-2.40 



.35-2. 



.40-2. 



.35-2. 



.35-2. 

 2.45-2. 

 2.45-2.75 

 2.50-2.75 

 2.60-2.75 



.50 

 .60 

 .60 

 .60 

 .65 



1.35- 

 1.40- 



1.45 



1.30 

 1.30 

 1.40 

 1.35 

 1.35 

 1.35 

 1.40 

 1.40 

 1.40' 

 1.40 



,50 

 .40 



1.40 



1.50 

 1.45 

 1.45 

 1.45 

 i-1.45 

 -1.45 



50 



50 



1.25- 

 1.25- 

 1.15- 

 1.15- 

 1.30- 

 1.25- 

 1.25- 

 1.25- 



25- 

 25- 



30- 

 30- 



1.35 

 1.30 

 1.25 

 1.25 

 1.40 

 1.40 

 1.35 

 1.30 

 1.35 

 1.35 

 1.40 

 1.40 



Source :--NMFS Market News Service, Hampton, Va. 



Soft and peeler blue crab landings were 2.5 million pounds worth $1.0 million--a decline 

 of 41 percent in volume and 38 percent in value compared with 19 69. The smaller harvest was prob- 

 ably caused by poor recruitment from the 1969 year class and excessive mortalities in the shed- 

 ding floats during the summer. 



Oysters . Landings of 24.7 million pounds of meats worth $15.1 million were 2.5 million pounds 

 and $1.1 million more than in 1959. The Chesapeake States produced 46 percent of the total U.S. 

 oyster landings. Maryland led the nation with an oyster production of 16 .6 million pounds . In 

 1970, the yield of meats tended to increase in the area; Virginia oysters averaged almost 7 pints 

 per Virginia bushel and Maryland oysters averaged 6-1/2 to 8 pints per Maryland bushel. In 1969, 

 the yield averaged about 5-1/2 to 6-1/2 pints per Virginia or Maryland bushel. Exvessel prices 

 were slightly less than in 1969. The production of seed oysters in Virginia was 36 percent greater 

 than in 1969. 



Wholesale shucked oyster prices 

 f.o.b. Hampton, Va. , 1970 



J./ About 300 to 500 oysters a gallon. 

 "ll About 210 to 300 oysters a gallon. 

 Source :--NMFS Market News Service, Hampton, Va. 



