Crustacean prices were close to flat over the quarter: an average of +0.5% over three months as at 4 November 2026, and +3.0% over a year. Of 21 indexed lines, 11 rose, 8 fell and 2 did not move. The family's 24 materials include eleven shrimp species, lobsters, spiny lobsters, Norway lobster and crabs; three of the crabs have no index.
Norway lobster posted the largest gain, up 8.2% over three months. American lobster added 5.6% and lobster 5.1%. Over a year, northern shrimp stands out at +31.4%, well ahead of Argentine red shrimp at +10.7%.
King crab saw the steepest fall, down 9.1% over three months. Pink shrimp lost 3.5% and is also the weakest line over a year, at -9.1%. Spiny lobsters were soft or flat: spiny lobster eased 2.2% and European spiny lobster 1.5%, while Saint-Paul rock lobster and Caribbean spiny lobster were unchanged.
The lobster notes, which run to 2 November, report that US wholesale prices for hard-shell live lobster eased on 16 October as Canada's season opened, with sellers discounting amid heavy new-shell supply. The American lobster note adds that Canadian lobster exports had hit a multi-year low in July as US and EU demand slumped, per a 16 September report.
In Norway, ex-vessel king crab prices fell further or held flat across all sizes on 10 September. Snow crab, which has no index, saw a lower 2026-27 Bering Sea catch limit announced on 7 October.
On shrimp, the Pacific white shrimp note says Ecuadorian vannamei prices kept falling on China's wholesale market in week 44, as reported on 26 October. In Spain, Argentine HOSO shrimp prices slid on 15 October as the market adjusted to a larger catch, according to the note.