Prawns drop to 1980 prices ahead of Easter splurge, page-3

Normally seafood suppliers are gearing up for one of the busiest times of the year, but this Easter long queues and huge volumes of pre-orders have been replaced with takeaway services and home deliveries.

Prawn trawler Daryl Davis, based at Shorncliffe on Brisbane's bayside, said consumers would benefit with freshly caught prawns at the lowest prices he had ever seen.

He said medium to large tiger and green prawns were selling for between $15 to $20 a kilo.

"That's the lowest prices we've ever sold them, they're going back to 1980 prices," Mr Davis said.