US seafood preference ranking reveals strong regional differences

Published Feb 5, 2024

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A Circana SupplyTrack survey reveals that shrimp, salmon, and cod are the most favored seafood species in the U.S. in 2023. Shrimp topped the list in every region, while salmon also made it to the top five across all regions. Cod, although seventh nationally, was among the top five in seven out of nine regions. The survey also highlighted regional preferences, with New England preferring haddock and lobster, the South Atlantic opting for crab and pangasius, and the West South Central region favoring pangasius and catfish.

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Catfish, lobster, haddock, pollock, and crab each have regional strongholds in the U.S. But a few species have broken through to national popularity, with shrimp, salmon, and cod leading the charge. Shrimp was ranked the most popular species of seafood in every region of the U.S. for 2023. Salmon also made an appearance in the top five seafood species in all nine regions of the U.S., as identified by a Circana SupplyTrack survey done over 52 weeks ending June 2023. The data was presented at the Global Seafood Market Conference on 25 January 2024 in Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.The regional trends echo national data released by the National Fisheries Institute, which ranked shrimp the top-consumed species in the U.S., and salmon second. But cod, which ranked seventh on the national list, appeared in the top five species consumed in seven of the nine U.S. regions surveyed by Circana.New England’s top five preferred species were shrimp, haddock, salmon, cod, and lobster. The Middle ...

Source: Seafoodsource