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Shrimp prices, fuel costs hurting this year's potential.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 28-AUG-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Shrimp prices, fuel costs hurting this year's potential.(Mississippi Crop Report)

Article Excerpt
STARKVILLE -- An abundance of large shrimp should translate to a great year for Mississippi's industry, but high fuel costs and poor prices are making it hard for fishermen to justify the effort.

Dave Burrage, professor of marine resources with the Mississippi State University Extension Service in Biloxi, said the catch is running just a little above the same period last year. However, the harvest is still below the five-year average.

"Mississippi usually...

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