Shrimp Market Data, Species, Grades and Trade

Editorial evidence reviewedReviewed 2026-09-09Release 2026-09-19-batch-230

Market value

$52.5B

Producing countries tracked

4

Grading systems

1

Active supply risks

3

Trade corridors

3

Latest reviewed evidence

The figures below are NOAA Fisheries' 2024 United States wild-capture landings for white and pink shrimp. They are species-specific domestic landings and ex-vessel values—not global shrimp production, farmed output, import volume, a wholesale offer or a live delivered price.

United States white shrimp landings

107

million lb · calendar year 2024

United States white shrimp ex-vessel value

159

million USD · calendar year 2024

United States pink shrimp landings

8.5

million lb · calendar year 2024

United States pink shrimp ex-vessel value

14

million USD (over) · calendar year 2024

Species, production method and product form come before comparison

Shrimp and prawn names can cover multiple saltwater and freshwater species. Wild-caught white or pink shrimp, farmed whiteleg shrimp, black tiger shrimp and freshwater prawns have different biological identities, supply systems and evidence requirements. NOAA's chilled-or-frozen shrimp standard separately identifies heads-on, headless, peeled, deveined, tail-on and tail-off market forms; it also separates fresh, thawed, individually frozen and solid-pack products and raw, blanched and cooked styles. Atlas retains those fields before comparing volume, quality, price or trade evidence.

Count size, processing, glaze, grade and safety travel with the lot

A count such as 16/20 or 31/40 is incomplete unless the record states whether it is per pound or per kilogram and whether the product is heads-on, headless or peeled. The NOAA grade standard evaluates declared product form and workmanship under a defined inspection program. FDA's Seafood List governs acceptable U.S. market naming, while FDA seafood-HACCP guidance requires a processor's hazard analysis to reflect the species, process, packaging, storage and intended use. A comparable physical lot therefore keeps the count basis, form, freezing and glaze, grade, certificate, temperature history and safety documentation attached.

Domestic landings do not determine a delivered shrimp price

NOAA reports 107 million pounds of United States white shrimp landings valued at $159 million in 2024 and 8.5 million pounds of pink shrimp landings valued at over $14 million. Those dated ex-vessel measures cover only specific U.S. wild-capture fisheries. They do not identify farmed supply, imported product, species substitution, market form, count, grade, glaze, pack, origin, destination, Incoterm or delivery timing. A delivered price still requires a defined lot and current permitted physical evidence.

Questions procurement teams ask

Are shrimp and prawns one interchangeable trade product?

No. Commercial usage varies by market, but species, saltwater or freshwater identity, wild or farmed production and accepted market name must remain attached. A generic label cannot replace a lot-level identity.

Does a 16/20 shrimp count fully define size?

No. The record must state the count basis, commonly per pound or per kilogram, plus product form such as heads-on, headless or peeled. Processing and yield change the relationship between count and traded weight.

What do the 107 million pounds and $159 million figures represent?

They are NOAA Fisheries' 2024 United States wild-caught white shrimp landings and ex-vessel value. They are not global production, farmed output, import volume or a current physical price.

Which fields make physical shrimp offers comparable?

Species and accepted market name, wild or farmed production, harvest area or farm origin, heads-on or headless form, shell and deveining state, raw or cooked status, count basis and tolerance, freezing method, glaze, grade and inspection basis, net weight, food-safety evidence, package, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence date.