Macgregors Seafood Notes

Been a few weeks since our last blog. The good news is we are busy!
Listed below are a few market updates as of the end of June

SHRIMP:
Signs are for a renewed strengthening in the shrimp markets. Smaller shrimp have been tight awaiting new season arrivals. Now large shrimp are starting to strengthen as well. The signs point for continued strength throughout the summer for the Black Tiger.

Freshwater testing procedures have resulted in rejections of late on this product. This has resulted in market shortages.

HALIBUT:
market has been up and down wek over week. we seem to be in a period of good landings again and this remains good value.

CRAB:
King Crab remains best buy of 2006! Snow crab seems to be in balance with market steady although lots of talk there will not be the excess supply kicking around this year that drove the market down as in past years. stay tuned.

LOBSTER TAILS:
Also seem to be in balance. First Cuban arrivals are selling brisk with repalcement product arriving July 12.

SQUID:
Lots of supply issues, but there is light at the end of this tunnel. new season production arriving as we speak. should be better availbilty going forward, but the new price levels seem to be here to stay.

happy trails...Mr. Fish

Ha, tricked you - Im using this opportunity to give my Wold Cup prediction...Germany 3, Brazil 1.

Okay, a little fresh fish update...

Sold out of Barramundi this week - we are flying through this stuff and it has a lot to do with quality. These fillets are large, always ultra fresh, and salt-water raised - which sets them a part from the fresh-water comepetition.

We DO have lots of Bluenose Seabass from New Zealand (probably the best fish going), premium NZ Snaper fillets, John Dory, Tasmanian Ocean Trout, Wild Sockeye Salmon, Florida Red Grouper and Snappers, Swordfish, Marlin, Live NZ Greenlip Mussels and anything else you can think of.

Bye for now,

Paul

Monday should mark the first real start to the wild salmon season. We have lots of wild Canadian Sockeye coming in from northern BC. Sockeye's flesh is typicall more red than any other Salmon making it visually striking and it has great healthy fat content and flavor. Very suitable for thinly sliced sashimi, smoking, or grilling. The product we have coming in are 4-6lb HDLS ($8.50/lb), which will yield a 2-3lb fillet ($12.95/lb).

On another note - the live soft-shell crab season is over for this year. Only frozen now.

Paul

New Season Malpeques are now in. We carry Choice Small (100ct), Medium (100ct) and Large (65ct). Always a consistent crowd pleasing oyster with great flavor.

For something new, try our Coromandel Oysters from New Zealand - a beautiful Pacific Oyster - a show stopper!

Paul