I was just down a couple of weeks ago, and yes, the shrimp prices are definitely higher than before, especially on the larger sizes.
I buy my shrimp from Productos de Mariscos, the same wholesaler where the guys down at the port buy their shrimp. The U-12s were over $8 per lb, about the same price I can get wholesale here in Phoenix. The U-15s were under $6 per lb, so I grabbed 4 2-kilo blocks. usually I buy a lot more, but at that price it didn't seem worth going hog wild.
I usually buy shrimp from late Nov-mid Jan. Colder water temp's make the shrimp firmer and find that the prices are at their lowest at this time.
I will try Productos de Mariscos when I'm down in late Dec. I like the idea of only having shrimp frozen as few times as possible.
Couldn't think of going on a cruise without being able to hook up with a Carl's Jr. Buffalo Blue Cheese Six Dollar Burger sometime during the journey..........:rolleyes:
The price of an east beach lot will be priceless, BUFFALO WILD WINGS FLIES TO MEXICO
MINNEAPOLIS (March 7, 2013) – With more than 900 restaurants in the United States and Canada, Buffalo Wild Wings® continues to spread its wings across North America with the announcement today that it has signed agreements to open restaurants in Mexico later this year. The announcement was made at the company’s annual business conference in Orlando, Fla.
I don't care if they put a BWW in the big resort areas like Cabo, Cancun or Mazatlan. They are all too big and Americanized.
Leave PP out of that mix. I prefer the quite.
The American style chain restaurants moving into Mexico will be a boon to the medical field there.
Heart disease will rise and there will be even more over weight people dying from it there, just like in the USA.
As Mexico's population income increases it will open the flood gates for these companies (sadly) to expand.
As Mexico's population income increases it will open the flood gates for these companies (sadly) to expand.
Like my hubby always says, the "sadly" part of this is, that no matter who you are, where you live, what you eat, how much you weigh, we all have to die of something somewhere anyway.
The American style chain restaurants moving into Mexico will be a boon to the medical field there.
Heart disease will rise and there will be even more over weight people dying from it there, just like in the USA.
As Mexico's population income increases it will open the flood gates for these companies (sadly) to expand.
With all the soda, salty chips, and pork rinds they eat now, do you really think American fast food would be worse? o_O
With all the soda, salty chips, and pork rinds they eat now, do you really think American fast food would be worse? o_O
Absolutely, It's just another poor food choice that people will make. People will be bombarded with the TV ads,
so they will go because it's new.
As a result local food businesses will close being forced out and replaced with the chains.
It is a culture change that has happened in the USA and other countries over the past 30+ years or so,
now it is Mexico's turn. Sadly it hasn't been for the better.
Just look back as the chain stores/restaurants have taken over the world, result was less choices with lower quality.
I actually remember when a McDonald's burger actually tasted ok-good and Pizza hut was OK,
Wow, how times have changed that. Result is they don't see my business. I only go to local places that serve
decent to great food and when I stray and eat at a Subway it just makes me remember to not eat there anytime soon.
With the exception of a few food chains the quality/taste of food served has gone down.
Now if the chains would swap some of their advertising $$ and put it towards making the food taste/quality better
and perhaps a bit more healthy it wouldn't be so bad.
Off my soapbox. LOL
I beg to disagree with you, do you really think that Mexico would do away with eating the burro, taco, papas, chorizo con huevos, and other such greasy goods, I think not, never ?
Not that most of these posts have anything to do with the price of shrimp, but this might not be good for the price of shrimp/
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Posted: oct. 1, 2013 at 9:15 AM
MEXICO CITY, Mexico, in October. 1 (UPI) - In less than four days two shrimp boats in Sinaloa, northwestern Mexico, were stolen by armed men and robbed of more than three tons of product.
Dozens of shrimp boats are returning to the harbor to catch held ahead of schedule.
One of the robberies occurred on Friday at midnight and the opening minutes of Monday, it is the fifteenth Allende boat, and its crew was surprised by gunmen who even beat the master of the vessel, to commit the looting of the product and take it aboard small boats.
The first robbery was registered against Bikingo boat fleet Puerto Penasco, Sonora, surprised by the pirates Perihuete area, Icesave, northern Sinaloa and forced the crew to get out of the hold about 2 tons shrimp, mainly coffee.
In the second robbery, took about one ton 200 kilos of blue shrimp headless export because we could not carry more.
Pizza hut was OK ( 6n a scale of 10) many, many years ago. Now it is awful.
I am Italian and was raised in NYC where there is awesome pizza. I have eaten many pizzas that were a 9-10.
But not at any of the junk wannabee pizza chains that are everywhere.
Pizza hut was OK ( 6n a scale of 10) many, many years ago. Now it is awful.
I am Italian and was raised in NYC where there is awesome pizza. I have eaten many pizzas that were a 9-10.
But not at any of the junk wannabee pizza chains that are everywhere.
Now you are really scaring me. I'm Brooklyn born and NY raised and never could understand how anyone in NY would choose to have pizza hut over any of the REAL pizza joints. When my
employer has brought pizza hut in as a treat for everyone at lunch I just walk away. Cant do it. Never could. Always a zero in my book.
Since the thread is completely hijacked.........I had a group to a from Hermosillo the other day, we ate lunch on the way back in Santa Ana at the Subway franchise there. Most everybody said it was the best Subway sandwich they had ever eaten. My BMT was pretty dang good too! Eat Fresh! lol
Ahh, who cares about shrimp prices anyway. They are the best in the world and at any price, a bargain!
That's what I've been thinking. Who cares about a couple of bucks a pound one way or the other? Shrimp is part of the RP experience and should be viewed as a unique opportunity!
That's what I've been thinking. Who cares about a couple of bucks a pound one way or the other? Shrimp is part of the RP experience and should be viewed as a unique opportunity!
A couple of bucks a pound means nothing when Im down in PP, but it does affect how much I take home. When U10s were $6/lb. I would always haul back the 50lb limit. At $8+, I only took back a couple of blocks since I can get similar product at home at a similar price.
A couple of years ago I heard the big boats weren't going out anymore because it was no longer profitable due to the increased cost of diesel and low shrimp prices. Good to hear the shrimpers are out in force. I would hate to see the end of comercial shrimping in PP. It would be the end of a legendary era to be replaced with words like tourism & cruise port.
A couple of bucks a pound means nothing when Im down in PP, but it does affect how much I take home. When U10s were $6/lb. I would always haul back the 50lb limit. At $8+, I only took back a couple of blocks since I can get similar product at home at a similar price.
Question? I'm curious about the shrimp farm north of Gila Bend. Some where I got the idea that warm water from the elect. plant there provided warm water for the farm? On my way back (just n. of Gila Bend several large, open ended buildings, is this the shrimp farm? Has anyone actually purchase shrimp there?
Question? I'm curious about the shrimp farm north of Gila Bend. Some where I got the idea that warm water from the elect. plant there provided warm water for the farm? On my way back (just n. of Gila Bend several large, open ended buildings, is this the shrimp farm? Has anyone actually purchase shrimp there?
here's a link that seems to say that the Gila Bend shrimp are not like the imported shrimp from other countries. http://www.uaex.edu/aquaculture/whitecoats/shrimp%20farmer.html
I had some of these shrimp a few years ago, purchased from a store in Phoenix - tasted good, a little different, but good.
Not sure, is the shrimp farm in Gila Bend still open?
We went by the Gila Bend shrimp farm about 6 months ago out of curiosity. It looks like its been shut down for years. Nothing but dry, long rectangular ponds. The little equipment remaining looked in pretty bad shape
I bought my shrimp from our local shrimp guy that comes into Cholla paid $8.00 per pound for the medium shrimp they were good but he told us that they are over shrimping again and their was a shortage because of this and you could expect the prices to be much higher this year towards the end of the season. maybe he just wants us to buy more now. Who cares if it is $ 1.00 more per pound that is just one less drinks at the Boo Bar.
What is it called sea food industries good price by the block but does not help out the little Guy, but let me know when the Panga hit land.
Just kidding I will always support the locals if I can.
What is it called sea food industries good price by the block but does not help out the little Guy, but let me know when the Panga hit land.
Just kidding I will always support the locals if I can.
They have a 20 kilo grouper they caught Sunday afternoon in the frig.....for sale for 100 bucks...get maybe what 10 kilos of fillets?
Believe I read that Mexicans are heavier than US folk already. What I have observed here is heavy consumption of soft drinks and snack chips etc. Squirt some hot sauce into the bag and it's lunch. Look at the shelf space dedicated to this stuff in Oxxos that tells the story.
I bought some yesterday from the processing plant. I'm not sure what you are referring to as 10's and 15's. I bought large, says 4 lbs on the box, but the guy said it was 4 1/2 lbs. I paid $42.oo per box for 5 boxes. We cooked some up last night and they seem bigger than the "large" I bought last year. Absolutely worth every penny!!