Home / Prices / Shrimp Shrimp price history, 1960 to 2023 Mexico, US import price, No. 1 shell-on averaged $8.6/kg in October 2023, -25% over twelve months and -48% over ten years. The nominal all-time high was $19.25/kg in August 2014; in 2024 dollars the real peak was $54.82/kg in January 1979. Monthly averages, World Bank Pink Sheet.
Shrimp monthly prices, $/kg, Jan 1960 to Oct 2023 Line chart of shrimp monthly prices in $/kg from Jan 1960 to Oct 2023: Mexico, US import price, No. 1 shell-on from 1.43 to 8.6, peaking at 19.25. 0 5 10 15 20 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 $/kg Derived price statistics per series Series Latest 1 month 12 months 5 years 10 years 20 years All-time high (nominal) All-time high (real, 2024 US$) Mexico, US import price, No. 1 shell-on$/kg, since 1960 8.6October 2023 -1% -25% -25% -48% -16% 19.25August 2014 54.82January 1979
Percentage changes compare the latest monthly average with the monthly average 1, 12, 60, 120 and 240 months earlier. Real prices deflate by the US consumer price index (BLS via FRED) to 2024 dollars.
Source: World Bank Pink Sheet , 2026-09-02, fetched 6 September 2026 (CC BY 4.0)
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Mexico, US import price, No. 1 shell-on ($/kg) Mexico, US import price, No. 1 shell-on monthly prices, 1960s, $/kg Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average 1960 1.43 1.5 1.5 1.68 1.76 1.76 1.74 1.59 1.52 1.63 1.63 1.52 1.6 1961 1.52 1.54 1.52 1.52 1.5 1.52 1.57 1.81 1.9 1.94 1.96 2.03 1.69 1962 2.03 2.07 2.07 2.09 2.16 2.27 2.27 2.38 2.54 2.49 2.38 2.27 2.25 1963 2.29 2.29 2.29 2.29 2.23 2.2 2.03 1.72 1.68 1.59 1.65 1.7 2 1964 1.76 1.7 1.63 1.61 1.63 1.81 1.83 1.76 1.9 1.92 2.09 2.12 1.81 1965 2.09 2.01 2.03 2.07 2.05 1.96 1.94 1.87 1.9 1.92 2.01 2.01 1.99 1966 2.31 2.31 2.31 2.31 2.31 2.31 2.31 2.31 2.31 2.31 2.31 2.31 2.31 1967 2.29 2.29 2.29 2.29 2.29 2.29 2.29 2.29 2.29 2.29 2.29 2.29 2.29 1968 2.58 2.58 2.58 2.58 2.58 2.58 2.58 2.58 2.58 2.58 2.58 2.58 2.58 1969 2.87 2.87 2.87 2.87 2.87 2.87 2.87 2.87 2.87 2.87 2.87 2.87 2.87
Mexico, US import price, No. 1 shell-on monthly prices, 1970s, $/kg Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average 1970 2.73 2.73 2.73 2.73 2.73 2.73 2.73 2.73 2.73 2.73 2.73 2.73 2.73 1971 3.31 3.31 3.31 3.31 3.31 3.31 3.31 3.31 3.31 3.31 3.31 3.31 3.31 1972 4.12 4.12 4.12 4.12 4.12 4.12 4.12 4.12 4.12 4.12 4.12 4.12 4.12 1973 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1974 4.65 4.65 4.65 4.65 4.65 4.65 4.65 4.65 4.65 4.65 4.65 4.65 4.65 1975 5.89 5.89 5.89 5.89 5.89 5.89 5.89 5.89 5.89 5.89 5.89 5.89 5.89 1976 8.31 8.31 8.31 8.31 8.31 8.31 8.31 8.31 8.31 8.31 8.31 8.31 8.31 1977 7.91 7.91 7.91 7.91 7.91 7.91 7.91 7.91 7.91 7.91 7.91 7.91 7.91 1978 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.07 1979 11.97 11.97 11.97 11.97 11.97 11.97 11.97 11.97 11.97 11.97 11.97 11.97 11.97
Mexico, US import price, No. 1 shell-on monthly prices, 1980s, $/kg Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average 1980 10.14 10.14 10.14 10.14 10.14 10.14 10.14 10.14 10.14 10.14 10.14 10.14 10.14 1981 10.16 10.16 10.16 10.16 10.16 10.16 10.16 10.16 10.16 10.16 10.16 10.16 10.16 1982 10.03 11.46 12.79 13.45 13.89 13.89 12.68 13.12 14.55 14.22 14.44 14.88 13.28 1983 14.64 14.37 13.78 13.4 13.45 13.76 13.12 12.74 12.61 12.32 12.24 12.06 13.21 1984 11.93 12.08 12.48 12.54 12.02 11.79 11.46 11 10.47 11.13 11.79 12.13 11.74 1985 11.07 11.16 10.69 10.21 10.21 10.21 10.12 10.21 10.25 10.36 10.54 10.87 10.49 1986 11.22 11.9 12.41 12.85 13.89 14.2 13.71 13.45 12.99 12.28 12.81 12.92 12.89 1987 12.9 12.35 11.9 11.75 12.08 11.75 10.98 10.76 10.69 10.56 10.58 10.98 11.44 1988 11.42 11.86 12.83 13.56 13.34 13.37 12.51 11.82 11.64 11.88 12.35 12.7 12.44 1989 12.64 12.68 12.76 12.71 11.68 11.13 10.89 10.41 9.81 9.78 9.85 9.52 11.16
Mexico, US import price, No. 1 shell-on monthly prices, 1990s, $/kg Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average 1990 9.76 9.98 10.67 10.8 11.02 11.35 10.95 10.01 10.28 11.19 11.75 11.75 10.79 1991 12.02 12.65 13.14 13.34 13.2 13.12 10.62 9.94 10.31 10.17 10.12 9.92 11.55 1992 10.03 10.17 10.47 10.64 10.71 10.78 11 11.74 12.21 11.73 11.05 10.91 10.95 1993 11.24 11.55 11.66 11.64 11.6 11.24 10.96 10.8 11.19 11.68 11.52 11.6 11.39 1994 11.71 11.71 12.29 12.73 12.79 13.28 13.87 14.14 13.63 13.92 13.61 13.23 13.08 1995 13.45 13.7 14.04 14.41 14.88 14.88 14.55 13.45 12.21 12.24 12.43 12.21 13.54 1996 11.98 12.1 12.02 12.9 13.93 14.15 13.56 13.12 13.09 13.12 13.65 13.83 13.12 1997 13.89 13.89 14 14.41 14.64 14.88 14.92 15.45 15.58 15.26 15.14 15.1 14.76 1998 15.32 15.4 15.46 15.79 15.92 15.28 14.26 13.78 13.12 12.41 12.02 12.13 14.24 1999 12.13 12.02 12.24 12.24 12.24 12.35 12.35 12.35 11.9 12.13 12.68 13.56 12.35
Mexico, US import price, No. 1 shell-on monthly prices, 2000s, $/kg Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average 2000 14 14.11 14.44 14.66 14.88 14.66 14.77 14.11 13.56 13.01 13.01 13.01 14.02 2001 13.78 14 13.89 14.77 15.21 14.22 15.98 14.22 13.01 11.9 11.68 11.46 13.68 2002 11.79 11.9 11.9 11.24 11.02 10.14 10.03 9.26 9.15 9.48 9.48 9.26 10.39 2003 9.59 10.14 10.14 11.46 11.9 12.02 12.02 11.49 10.62 10.21 10 9.74 10.78 2004 10.2 10.31 10.52 10.69 10.6 10.4 10.5 9.79 9.41 9.41 9.79 9.81 10.12 2005 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.62 9.48 9.59 9.91 9.63 9.64 9.85 9.75 9.81 9.71 2006 9.76 9.81 9.81 9.91 10.34 10.49 10.45 9.65 9.12 8.68 8.6 8.64 9.61 2007 8.76 8.82 9.03 9.42 9.68 9.93 10.19 10.07 9.92 9.92 10.12 10.3 9.68 2008 10.47 10.47 10.47 10.47 10.47 10.73 11.19 11.23 10.6 10.36 9.96 9.71 10.51 2009 9.74 9.92 10.03 10.03 9.88 9.55 9.05 8.34 7.81 7.62 7.5 7.55 8.92
Mexico, US import price, No. 1 shell-on monthly prices, 2010s, $/kg Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average 2010 7.72 7.98 8.22 8.49 10.03 12.39 12.69 11.97 11.73 11.76 12.2 12.46 10.64 2011 12.52 12.57 12.65 12.79 12.64 12.7 12.77 11.79 11.24 11.13 11.17 11.35 12.11 2012 11.35 11.42 11.56 11.77 11.79 11.79 11.79 11.76 11.37 10.93 10.96 11.07 11.46 2013 11.24 11.57 11.9 12.37 12.8 13.71 14.61 15.65 16.08 16.46 16.82 16.87 14.17 2014 16.93 16.98 17.09 17.66 17.97 18.15 18.98 19.25 18.35 17.5 17.31 17.38 17.8 2015 17.42 17.48 17.45 16.93 15.86 13.79 12.26 10.39 8.77 8.71 9.63 9.89 13.22 2016 10.47 10.8 10.67 10.53 10.47 10.47 10.47 10.84 11.88 12.29 12.49 13.2 11.22 2017 13.41 13.64 13.78 13.78 14.29 14.86 14.73 12.84 12.13 11.95 12.17 12.24 13.32 2018 12.36 12.73 12.79 12.83 12.9 12.54 12.24 12.02 11.53 11.46 11.66 11.79 12.24 2019 11.79 11.79 11.79 11.79 11.79 11.97 12.95 13.06 13.23 13.4 13.68 13.95 12.6
Mexico, US import price, No. 1 shell-on monthly prices, 2020s, $/kg Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average 2020 14 14 14 13.89 12.55 12.13 12.52 12.57 11.86 11.35 11.53 11.68 12.67 2021 11.75 11.93 12.28 12.49 12.65 13.4 15.86 15.76 14.67 14.47 14.49 14.62 13.7 2022 14.78 14.88 14.96 14.99 15.13 14.86 14.04 12.63 11.51 11.46 11.46 11.46 13.51 2023 11.46 11.06 11 10.91 10.91 10.36 9.8 9.05 8.71 8.6 10.19
Method Nominal prices are the source's monthly averages in US dollars, stored in the source's unit and never mixed on one chart. Real prices divide each month by the US consumer price index for all urban consumers (BLS series CPIAUCSL, via FRED) and multiply by the 2024 average, so they read as "2024 dollars". Changes are ratios of monthly averages. The all-time high is the highest monthly average, not an intraday peak.
Downloads Cite as: Commodity Origins, "Shrimp price history (1960–2023)", https://commodityorigins.com/prices/shrimp/, data 2026-09-02. Data updated 6 September 2026.