Table 6. Crustaceans Production and Sales by Species and Size Category - United States: 2013 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Species 
Farms 
Number 
sold 
(1 ,000) 
Live 
weight 
(1 ,000 pounds) 
Number 
per 
pound 
Sales 
Total 
($1 ,000) 
Average price 
per pound 
(dollars) 
Crustaceans, total 
566 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
84,880 
(X) 
Crabs, softshell, foodsize ^ 
27 
177 
(X) 
(X) 
4,465 
25.27 
Crawfish for food 
436 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
34,637 
(X) 
Food or market size 
426 
1,660,673 
34,089 
49 
33,431 
0.98 
Broodstock 
7 
29,063 
(X) 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
Larvae and seed 
1 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
Other 
3 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
Lobster 
- 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Food or market size 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Broodstock 
- 
- 
(X) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Larvae and seed 
- 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Other 
- 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Prawns, freshwater 
40 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
1,376 
(X) 
Food or market size 
35 
7,417 
147 
51 
1,211 
8.26 
Broodstock 
- 
- 
(X) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Larvae and seed 
2 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
Other 
3 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
Shrimp, saltwater 
56 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
43,214 
(X) 
Food or market size 
48 
1,355,897 
12,441 
109 
14,350 
1.15 
Broodstock 
8 
704 
(X) 
(X) 
27,784 
(X) 
Larvae and seed 
5 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
Other 
4 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
Other crustaceans 
15 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
1,188 
(X) 
Food or market size 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Broodstock 
1 
(D) 
(X) 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
Larvae and seed 
2 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
Other 
7 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
^ Number sold is dozen sold. Average price is price per dozen. 
2012 Census of Agriculture 2013 CENSUS OF AQUACULTURE 9 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
