GLOUCESTER AND NEW BEDFORD FROZEN FISHERY PRODUCTS PRICES FEBRUARY 4, 2009 This week's prices to primary wholesalers and processors as quoted by producers, importers, and brokers. In cents per pound (unless otherwise stated) f.o.b. Boston, Gloucester, and New Bedford. "#" means pounds. 5# and 10# prices are mostly cello-wrapped packs. Fillets are skinless unless otherwise stated. BLOCKS: (Sales to Processors) COD: Sup mod, Dem light-mod, Mkt weak Imported: some $2.45-2.55; Single Frozen: No quote FLOUNDER: Sup mod, Dem mod, Mkt steady Imported: Pacific: YF: some $1.95 few higher HADDOCK: Sup mod, Dem light, Mkt weak Imported: some $2.35-2.45; Single Frozen: Too few quotes POLLOCK: Sup light, Dem lt: Imported: No quotes ALASKA POLLOCK: Sup light-mod, Dem good, Mkt stronger: Dom: s $1.95-2.05 f/h; Imported: m $1.35-1.45 f/h; Deep Skin: some $2.30-2.40 few lower; WHITING: Sup light, Dem light-mod, Imported: few $1.15-1.20 few higher MINCED COD: Sup very-light, Dem light, Mkt firmer: Imported: few $1.00-1.15 MINCED ALASKA POLL: Sup lt, Dem mod, Mkt stronger; Dom: some $1.12-1.15 f/h; FILLETS: (Sales to Primary Wholesalers) COD: Sup light, Dem lt-mod, Mkt abt steady Can: Boneless: 5# 1-3 No quotes: No quote; 1-2 cnt No quotes; 10# S/P: 4/8 f $4.50, 8/12 f $4.15 12/16 f $4.15, 16# up $4.15 Jumbo: 10 & 15#: 16/32 f $4.45 China: Cod Tails: Pacific:3/6 oz s $3.25-3.50 f/h; Atl:3/6 oz s $3.40-3.90f/h, Loins: Pac.: 3/8 some $3.95-4.20 f/l, Atl: 3/6 some $4.40-4.75; China:5# cello: f $3.75-4.25; China: IQF: Fillets: 10#: Pacific: 4/8 f $2.95 f/h,8/10oz few $3.40-$3.85, 16/32 f $3.40; Atlantic: 4/8 oz f $3.95,6/8 f $3.90- 4.15, 8/12 f$4.00-4.25f/l, 12&up f $4.00-4.25f/l, 15# S/P: Pacfic:8/16 f $3.75-3.95 f/h, 16/32 oz few $3.85-3.95; 32 & up: few $3.85-4.10; Atlantic: 4/8 oz. f $3.85- 4.10, 8/12 f $3.85-4.10, 12/16 oz f $3.85-4.10 Ice: 5# cello: few $4.95-5.05; S/P: 6/8 & up N.Q.,8/16 f $4.75, 10/12 f $4.65 Nor: 5# 1-2 cnt: N.Q., 1/3 cnt: TFQ L/P: F.A.S. N.Q. SKIN-ON: Ice: 12# Lay Pack: 8-12 oz N.Q, 12-15 oz N.Q Nor: 5# 1-2 cnt: No quotes; 10# Lay Pack: No quotes Jumbo: 10 & 15#: No quotes FLOUNDER: Sup very-lt, Dem very-lt, Mkt steady Can: 5# cello:f $1.65; IQF:10# 1.5-3 oz TFQ, 3 oz f $3.35, 4 oz f $3.55, 5 oz. f $3.80, 6 oz few $3.95, 7 oz. f $4.10; 8 oz TFQ; 10&15#; S/P:10# 1.5-3 oz f $2.30, 3/5 oz. f $2.65-3.00, 5/8 f $2.95-3.10, 8# Up: f $3.15-3.30 China: 10# IQF: 2 oz. f TFQ; 3 oz. few $2.85-3.15, 4 oz f $3.25-$3.55, 5 oz. f $3.60-3.80, 5 & up: few $3.50-3.80; 6/7 f $3.95-4.35,8 oz. $3.95-4.35 Iceland: IQF: 10# Too few quotes; GREENLAND TURBOT: Sup lt-mod, Dem mod, Mkt steady Can: 10# S/P: 2/4 f TFQ; 4/8 oz f $3.95-4.10; 8/16 oz few $4.40-4.65; 16 oz & up: TFQ HADDOCK: Sup mod, Dem mod, Mkt abt steady BONELESS: Can: 5# No quotes; 10# S/P: 4/8 f $2.85-3.00, 8/12 f $3.75-4.10 China: 5# cello: few $2.85-3.05; IQF:10# 4/6 oz f $3.00-3.25; 8/12 oz few $3.10-3.35, 12# & up some $3.10-3.35, 16/32 oz. TFQ Loins: 2/3 oz few $3.40-3.60, 2,3,4,5 oz few $3.40-3.60; Ice: 5# cello: N.Q.; 20# S/P: 4/6 oz TFQ; 6/8 & up few $4.25, 10# Skin-on & Bnls: 6/8 f $4.00-4.20 8/10 & 10/12 few $4.00-4.20,12 & up f $4.45-4.55 Nor: 5# cello: 1/3 cnt f $4.40-4.70 few lower; Layer Pack: N.Q. OCEAN PERCH: Sup mod, Dem mod, Mkt steady Skin-on: Bone-in: Can: 5#: Atlantic: few $1.65; Can: 10#: S/P: 1/3 oz. TFQ, 2/4 cnt f $2.35, 4/6 cnt f $2.25, 6/8 f $2.10, N.Q., 8/12 some $1.45 few higher, 12/16 cnt Too few quotes Ice: 5#: TFQ; 15#: S/P:1.5-2.5 oz, N.Q.; 1.5-3.5 oz TFQ; S?Less: No quotes; IQF: China:10# IQF: 2/4 oz f $2.00-2.30; 4/6 $2.15-2.40, 6/8 oz few $2.15-2.40; POLLOCK: Sup light, Dem light, BONELESS: Dom: 5# No quotes Can: 5# 1/3 cnt f N.Q.; Jumbo: 16/32 No quotes Ice: 5# cello: f $2.25-2.45; 20#S/P: 8/16 $2.20-2.50, 16/32 f $2.20-2.50 & 32 & up: No quotes; f $2.20-2.50 Nor: 5#: TFQ ALASKA POLLOCK: Sup mod, Dem lt-mod, Mkt steady BONELESS: Dom: 10# IQF: 2/4 oz N.Q., 4/6 oz. No Quotes, 6/10 oz. No Quotes; China:10# IQF:1-2 oz TFQ; 2/4 oz m $1.45-1.60; 4/6 oz most $1.45-1.60; 6-8 oz few $1.35-1.60; 8 oz. & up Too few quotes; WHITING: Sup very-light, Dem light So. America: 30# FAS: 2/4 oz, 4/6 & 6/8 few $1.45, 8/10 TFQ; 10# IQF: SKLESS: 2/4 f $1.60-1.75; 4/6 & 6/8 s $1.80 WHITING: H & G: Sup very-light, Dem light-mod, Mkt steady Dom: 5# TFQ; South America: 5# Too few quotes WOLFFISH: Sup lt, Dem lt CAN: 5# cello: No quotes CATFISH:(American Channel) Sup lt, Dem mod, Mkt steady China: IQF: 3/5 oz. Too few quotes, 5/7 oz Too few quotes, 7/9 oz. TFQ; 9/11 oz. Too few quotes SALMON: Sup light, Dem mod, Mkt firmer China: Vac.Pack: few 2 oz. no quote, 4 oz. f $3.35-3.50, 6 oz f $3.35-3.50, 8 oz f $3.35-3.50 Chile: IQF: Portions: f 4 oz f $4.90-5.00, 6 oz f $4.95-5.15; 8 oz f $5.10- 5.15 Nor: 10# IQF: Portions: 6/8 oz few $6.50-$6.60 SHELLFISH (Sales to Primary Wholesalers) CRAB MEAT: RED: Sup light, Demand light-mod, Can:5#; Combo Meat: 75/25 No quotes (One source:)Salad Meat: No quotes Leg Meat: No quotes CRAB MEAT: ROCK: Sup light, Dem mod, Mkt stdy Can: 5# Combo Meat 80/20: f $5.45-5.65; Salad Meat: 5#: some $4.45-4.55 CRAB MEAT, SNOW: Sup light, Dem light, Market firmer Can:5#: Combo Meat: Chemical Free: Can: No Quotes, Merus: IQF: 6/5# few quotes; Salad: Too few quotes; Can: CLUSTERS: 3/5 oz.: s $3.85-3.95 f/l; 5/8 oz. some $3.95-4.20 f/l; 8 oz. & up: some $4.10-4.25 f/l; 10 oz. & up: some $4.25-4.40 f/l; LOBSTER MEAT: Sup mod, Demand light, Mkt steady Can: (11.3 oz, net weight):C&K Too few quotes; 2# C&K: some $15.25-16.75, SCALLOPS, SEA (Raw): Sup light, Demand light-mod, Mkt abt steady 5#:BLOCK: Dom: Frozen at sea: U/10 cnt f $9.50, U/12 cnt f $9.00-9.25, 10/20 cnt f $8.75-9.00, 20/30 cnt f $8.50-8.75, 30/40 cnt N.Q.; 5# Dry: Dom: IQF: U/10 cnt some $8.25-9.00, U/12 cnt some $8.25-8.30, 10/20 cnt s $7.75-8.25; 20/30 cnt s $7.75-8.25; 30/40 cnt Too few quotes 5#: IQF: Process: Dom: U/10: some $6.85-6.90; 10/20: s $6.50-6.95; 20/30: some $6.00-6.50; Can: 10/20: No quotes; Can: 20/30: No quotes Ice: 20/30: No quotes Ice: 30/40 No quotes 40/60: No quotes 60/80 No quotes BLOCKS: Processed: Dom: U/10: most $6.85-6.90; 10/20: some $6.50-6.95; 20/30: some $6.00-6.50; 30/40: Too few quotes; NMFS, ECONOMIC DATA, BOSTON, MA. 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