re: How many pounds of shrimp does 10 pounds of head on shrimp yield?

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I guess you just have to look for an honest fisher who culls them correctly. H
ard to find these days

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There isn't really a way for the fisherman to cull their shrimp unless they hand grade them which takes a lot of time. Some do a better job than others of separating them to get more money for the big ones. It's really hard to get uniform wild shrimp. Farm raised is a different story because they raise them in ponds where all the shrimp in that particular pond are the same age.

A lot of retailers will mix their jumbo (10-15) with medium (26-30) and still charge a premium price. It's hard to tell when you are buying them to tell because they will a lot of times put the big ones on top and as they scoop the smaller ones are mixed in.