Table 7. Mollusk 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) 
Mollusks, total 
756 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
328,567 
(X) 
Abalone 
10 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
8,529 
(X) 
Food or market size 
10 
2,124 
443 
5 
8,529 
19.27 
Broodstock 
- 
- 
(X) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Larvae and seed 
- 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Other 
- 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Clams, total 
375 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
123,293 
(X) 
Geoduck 
20 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
29,051 
(X) 
Food or market size 
17 
1,955 
1,483 
1 
27,940 
18.83 
Broodstock 
- 
- 
(X) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Larvae and seed 
4 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
1,111 
(X) 
Other 
- 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Hard 
278 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
64,594 
(X) 
Food or market size 
262 
417,695 
53,240 
8 
59,094 
1.11 
Broodstock 
3 
(D) 
(X) 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
Larvae and seed 
28 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
4,900 
(X) 
Other 
2 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
Manila 
80 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
24,438 
(X) 
Food or market size 
77 
145,601 
8,372 
17 
23,040 
2.75 
Broodstock 
- 
- 
(X) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Larvae and seed 
4 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
1,398 
(X) 
Other 
- 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Other 
22 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
5,210 
(X) 
Food or market size 
15 
9,907 
560 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
Broodstock 
1 
(D) 
(X) 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
Larvae and seed 
5 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
Other 
1 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
Mussels 
32 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
12,253 
(X) 
Food or market size 
31 
99,526 
4,911 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
Broodstock 
- 
- 
(X) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Larvae and seed 
1 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
Other 
- 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Oysters, total 
483 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
180,150 
(X) 
Eastern 
315 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
68,298 
(X) 
Food or market size 
306 
305,752 
43,434 
7 
65,383 
1.51 
Broodstock 
3 
482 
(X) 
(X) 
125 
(X) 
Larvae and seed 
30 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
2,790 
(X) 
Other 
- 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Pacific 
145 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
86,742 
(X) 
Food or market size 
140 
213,406 
51,547 
4 
81,721 
1.59 
Broodstock 
- 
- 
(X) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Larvae and seed 
16 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
5,020 
(X) 
Other 
- 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Other 
41 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
25,110 
(X) 
Food or market size 
36 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Broodstock 
- 
- 
(X) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Larvae and seed 
2 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
Other 
3 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
Other mollusks 
13 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
4,343 
(X) 
Food or market size 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Broodstock 
- 
- 
(X) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Larvae and seed 
6 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
564 
(X) 
Other 
4 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
10 2013 CENSUS OF AQUACULTURE 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
