–West Coast Dover Sole
Dover sole is one of the most abundant flat fish along the West Coast. Delicate, light and affordable, Dover sole is perfect when you are looking for a wild fish to substitute for tilapia. In fact, Pacific Dover is 1.6 times the biomass needed to be sustainable. Due to their delicate taste, sole is well suited for elaborate presentations such as stuffing and saucing. They are delicious poached, steamed, sautéed, pan-fried, or deep-fried. Perfect for any menu.
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Notes from our buyer
Crawfish prices are coming done as the season is starting to heat up! Moderate temperatures in South Louisiana are helping with the crawfish production. We have both value grade and select grade available.
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Are you signed up for the weekly East Coast Oyster list? Please be sure to let your sales rep know if you need flavor profiles or are requesting a specific oyster. Pre-orders are the best way to ensure availability of your favorite oyster. Weather in the Northeast has really put a damper on production!
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Redfish supply is still limited, but we have some. This product is grown right here in Texas, which gives you the freshest fish possible.
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Chilean salmon prices creeping back up slightly. We feel the prices will stay strong now through April. Supplies seem to be good! Canadian salmon prices are up slightly this week. We have Faroe Island Salmon in C-trim if you are looking for a lower price on a North Sea product. Check with your sales rep for case discounts if you are a volume user.
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Product is extremely tight, including sacks and gallons. All of the Texas region is currently closed hoping to re-open later this month. We are seeing some product out of Louisianan. As of April 1st all product will be now fall under the time and temperature matrix, which will only make the sack shortage worse.
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We have beautiful American Red and Lane Snapper in house. This week we also have some 1-2 silk snapper.
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Halibut
We will be receiving a shipment of Halibut this week. Please let your sales reps know your needs. Direct shipments out of Alaska, it doesn’t get any fresher than that.
Scallop prices remain high and are going to stay high. We don’t see any end in sight on the cost of scallops. There is a good supply of the larger scallops but the market is tight on the smaller stuff.
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2+ Tuna grades are readily available, but the #1 grade is a little harder to come by this week, so expect price increases if that is the grade you use.
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Mahi Mahi and Amberjack
Mahi supply has tightened up with prices moving upward, once again this week. Golden tile has just arrived from the Keys.
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The grouper market is still tight. We should see an improvement in this soon.
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Our farmed striped bass is from right here in Texas, this allows us to give our customers the longest possible shelf life possible. Prices have softened a little and we feel that they should remain stable through the end of the year.
Black Drum
Many of you may be considering black drum as an alternative to redfish. We have good supply of drum in house.
The domestic crabmeat is hard to find right now, once again. It is that time of the year that domestic crab is hard to come by. Venezuela crab is available and coming in every week. There are some supply issues with the Venezuelan Fingers, but everyone is working diligently to rectify the problem.
Our catfish is farmed right here in Texas. Prices are on the rise once again and the farms seem to be tight once again. The larger fillets are the only item that seem to be in question.
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We have a variety of seabass options. We continue to carry H&G 20-30 kg as well as a smaller 10-20 kg if that is more of what you’re looking for. The Seabass is on the rise and will continue to increase as the Chilean quote was cut by almost a third of last year. There are rumors about prices dropping in the coming weeks. Let’s keep our fingers crossed.
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We offer a full range of sizes of live lobsters straight from Maine and Canada. Order today, and we will get them to you tomorrow. Lobster prices are on the rise: lobsters are moving into deeper water and not as active as before.
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Rainbow ‘Green’, Golden, and Ruby trout
Ruby trout supply is much better. The only shortage is on the larger golden trout fillet from Idaho. The water supply is back up now, and the product will be more plentiful in the near future.