Q1 2025
$9.66
per lb
Q4 2025
$11.47
+18.7% vs Q1
Q1 2026
$11.49
Step-change, not spike

Figure 17a: Retail Price Trends 2021–2026 — Quarterly National Average

Avg Price per lb, Food Channel. Note the Q4 2025 step-change holding into Q1 2026.
Source: Seafood Datasearch analysis of Circana data

Figure 17b: Q4 2025 Price Escalation and Q1 2026 Step-Change

Volume (bars) vs Price (line) — 2025 Q1 through 2026 Q1
Source: Seafood Datasearch analysis of Circana data