Shrimp

Why it matters

Shrimp trades per lb as a wholesale reference. That is the market's figure, not the delivered price at your door — your invoice adds freight, the vendor's margin, and your volume. Always compare in the same unit.

The price moves with forces upstream of your kitchen — chiefly diesel. That is an association, not a direct cause, but when those climb, shrimp tends to follow. So a higher invoice is not always the vendor's doing: sometimes the whole market moved.

How to use this reading

1. Open the reading above and note the typical range and the date.
2. Pull your last shrimp invoice, in the same unit.
3. Below the range is a good deal; inside is normal; well above is a vendor conversation.
4. Watch the direction over a few weeks before re-pricing a dish — one week is noise.

Costing a dish that uses shrimp? Use the Plate Cost Calculator.

Frequently asked

What does shrimp cost wholesale right now?

It moves week to week. The market read above shows the current typical range and the date behind it; read it against your own invoice.

Why did my shrimp price jump?

It can be the whole market or a single vendor. The range tells you which: if your price lands inside the range, the market moved; well above the range is a vendor conversation. It tends to move with diesel — association, not direct cause.

What unit is shrimp priced in?

It trades per lb as a wholesale reference — not the delivered price you pay, so compare against your invoice in the same unit.

Am I overpaying for shrimp?

Place your own price on the typical range above. Below the range is a good deal; inside is normal; above the range is worth a vendor conversation.

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Sourced: NOAA Fisheries · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — public data, via Cost Pulse · what a cost index is