date:Feb 16, 2013
which are then shipped across the country as IQF product to seafood distributors, restaurants and retailers such as HEB and Whole Foods Market, says Hall. The wild-caught culture down here keeps us from having a lot of local business, he adds.
Most of the shrimp falls into the 21/25 size. One of the reasons we cant go big is because the water is very salty and that makes the shrimp stay smaller, says Hall.
The market for U.S. farmed shrimp is the consumer looking for something special, he say