US retail seafood sales stumble and stagger as new year begins

January dollar figures were ahead of pre-COVID January 2020, but unit sold were up marginally.

Frozen shrimp sales of $274 million were off 5.4 percent from last January and pounds sold slid nearly 9 percent, demonstrating ongoing consumer pushback on the popular shellfish. — Frozen shrimp sales of $274 million were off 5.4 percent from last January and pounds sold slid nearly 9 percent, demonstrating ongoing consumer pushback on the popular shellfish.Photo: Shutterstock

John Fiorillo

Retail Anne-Marie Roerink IRI 210 Analytics

Published 16 February 2023, 14:47Updated 16 February 2023, 14:47