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Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are absent from the Mid-Autumn Festival. Will the price of hairy crabs increase this year?

Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are absent from the Mid-Autumn Festival, so the price of Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs will definitely rise this year, but the increase will be very limited. After all, October is no longer the season for eating hairy crabs.

1. Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are absent from the Mid-Autumn Festival

According to many Yangcheng Lake hairy crab farmers, their hairy crabs this year are relatively weak due to the high temperature and hydrological and hydroclimatic conditions, so they did not reach the maturity standard around the Mid-Autumn Festival. Therefore, this year's hairy crabs will not be sold during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and will most likely be sold around October. In previous years, Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs were large and good, but this year's Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are not only delayed in time, but may also be thin. However, more people are very interested in the price of this year's hairy crabs.

2. The price of hairy crabs will rise this year, but the increase will be limited

From the basic law of the market, if hairy crabs are available in October, it means that the quantity of hairy crabs is still insufficient, and the market will be in short supply. In the end, of course, the price of hairy crabs will rise further, and the rise will be to a level not seen in previous years. This year's hairy crab card may be different from the past. It may have been a scam in the past, but it has become a reality this year. In addition, the increase is limited. Why is this happening? The most important thing is that October is no longer the time to eat hairy crabs, because October is September according to the lunar calendar. Most people will not choose to eat hairy crabs at this time, and there are no special holidays in October, so the price can be raised.

3. The current situation is not only that low prices hurt farmers, but also that there is a shortage of goods.

We often say that too much supply hurts farmers, but in fact, too little supply can also hurt farmers. No matter how expensive the price of hairy crabs is this year, and no matter how high the price rises, it will eventually cause farmers to lose income. No matter how good the quality is, the base of the reduction in the number of crabs is too large, which will of course only result in a halving of revenue, and the profit may also be reduced in disguise.

Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are absent from the Mid-Autumn Festival, so the price of hairy crabs will rise this year.

Every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, there will definitely be hairy crabs on everyone’s table, and it can be said to be the best time to taste crabs. However, this year Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs may be absent from everyone’s Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, which makes many netizens feel very regretful. After all, its price is too high and it is no longer affordable as before.

Due to the hot weather, the production of hairy crabs has decreased.

Because hairy crabs prefer to grow in cool weather, but this year's weather is particularly hot, especially in the Yangcheng Lake area, which has been experiencing high temperatures for a period of time, which has a serious impact on the growth of hairy crabs. We all know that hairy crabs like to grow around aquatic plants, and such high temperatures have seriously affected the growth of aquatic plants, so it also has a certain impact on the growth of hairy crabs, and the output is constantly decreasing.

The cost of raising crabs has increased.

As I said before, the high temperature weather caused the water temperature to change. In order to ensure the normal survival of hairy crabs, most farmers added a lot of aerators to the lake water to ensure sufficient oxygen in the lake water. At the same time, a large amount of vitamin C and probiotics were also put into the lake water. Such input costs undoubtedly increased the farmers' crab farming costs. The increase in breeding costs will lead to an increase in the price of hairy crabs, otherwise farmers will not be able to maintain their costs.

Wild hairy crabs will be absent during the Mid-Autumn Festival and their prices will go up.

It is precisely because of the weather and the increase in breeding costs that the price of hairy crabs will continue to rise. In the past, a box of hairy crabs with about 10 crabs could be sold for 700 yuan, but this year the price will at least double, and some high-quality hairy crabs may even be more expensive. Although many netizens have already purchased some crab coupons online, and the price is basically the same as before, before the official fishing season begins, what we can buy are basically not real Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs.

The price of hairy crabs should rise this year, because the high temperature this year has caused a decrease in the production of hairy crabs, so the price will definitely be particularly high.

I personally think that the price will increase because many places have been affected by natural disasters this year, which may lead to a shortage of hairy crabs.

The prices of high-quality, large hairy crabs are expected to rise as production has decreased this year.

Why are crabs so expensive?

1. The rent for the contract is expensive. The aquaculture area in Yangcheng Lake is only 16,000 mu. My family has never rented in Yangcheng Lake, so I don’t know the specific price, but it should be very expensive, the most expensive in all regions. I know that if you don’t have connections in general crab ponds, you don’t know when they will bid unless you give gifts. The highest bidder wins. This cost is very high.

2. The quality of crab seedlings varies, and the price varies. They are all poured in at the beginning of spring, and not all of them may survive and grow up. Now crabs are getting more and more expensive, and crab seedlings are also getting more and more expensive. In fact, the prices of all things are rising.

3. If you want to raise fish better, you need to put in a larger proportion of fish, which will increase the cost. You need to feed them every day, so you will have to hire people, which is another cost.

4. Farmed crabs usually don't sell the crabs themselves, as they don't have the time or energy. So there are people who specialize in collecting crabs, and they sell them to the next level, and so on, and finally to the market, where the price is even higher. Moreover, crabs can survive less than a week out of water (don't criticize me if I'm wrong, although we raise crabs at home, I eat those that have been out of water for less than 24 hours). This creates another depreciation cost, as the middlemen know the purchase price and the selling price, and will not let themselves lose money. There is also the cost of transportation, depreciation, and shrinkage, so they have to make some money, and they have to hire a lot of workers. After all, they are living things, so the cost is relatively high.

5. I forgot to mention the key point of Yangcheng Lake. The supply is in short supply. When it comes to hairy crabs, everyone only knows Yangcheng Lake. The breeding area of ​​Yangcheng Lake is 1.6 (data from 2017) acres, and the output is only about 1.6 million kilograms, which is not enough for the 1.6 billion people in the country. Scarcity makes things valuable, and there is no market for them, so naturally things are more expensive. You may not get the real thing even if you spend a hundred yuan to buy one. However, if you can buy one for less than a hundred yuan, it must be fake.

I have always been curious, why are hairy crabs so expensive?

It turns out there is a connection.

The main production areas of hairy crabs are in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, local people drink rice wine and peel and eat hairy crabs, which has become a tradition passed down from generation to generation.

Before liberation, many people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang made fortunes in Shanghai and became celebrities. When the People's Liberation Army crossed the Yangtze River, many of these celebrities fled to Hong Kong, thinking that they would return to Shanghai after the storm and the situation calmed down. However, they could never return to Shanghai after leaving Hong Kong, and only had the opportunity after the reform and opening up.

The celebrities who fled to Hong Kong can't forget the old flavors of their hometown, and around the Mid-Autumn Festival, they would miss eating hairy crabs.

Some merchants organized the supply of goods from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to be shipped to Hong Kong for sale. Due to the poor freezing technology at that time, many hairy crabs died on the way from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the Hong Kong market, resulting in a large loss. After deducting the loss, merchants had to sell at a high price to make a profit. Therefore, hairy crabs in the Hong Kong market have always been expensive.

After the reform and opening up, Guangdong was the first to follow the trend. The wealthy people all imitated the lifestyle of Hong Kong's wealthy businessmen and celebrities, and believed that the food that was clearly available and sold at a high price in the Hong Kong market was good. Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, some wealthy businessmen made a special trip to Hong Kong to purchase hairy crabs.

The more expensive something is, the more profit margin it has, which attracts merchants to produce and organize it, and makes hotels and restaurants recommend it. Hairy crabs are also popular in the Pearl River Delta. Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, if you don't order hairy crabs when you entertain guests in a restaurant, the standard of hospitality will be compromised.

From the Pearl River Delta, to the inland areas, and then to the whole country, hairy crabs have become a nationally famous dish.

Normally, capital will flow into industries with huge profits to organize production, leading to fierce competition and lowering prices. The same should be true for the hairy crab industry. However, merchants have found ways to protect high prices.

Calling their own hairy crabs authentic hairy crabs and calling the hairy crabs of newcomers inauthentic or fake ones will naturally allow them to maintain their high prices. High-end restaurants call their hairy crabs authentic, so they can naturally maintain their selling prices. However, consumers, who have eaten hairy crabs for decades, have never been able to tell which one is authentic and which one is not.

This is why hairy crabs are so expensive.

Price is a very subjective thing.

For example, how much is a reasonable stock price? I guess few people can figure it out. The analysis report issued by the stock analyst only gives a range of prices, and even so, it may not be a reasonable price. This is why it is impossible to measure the top when the stock price rises, and it is impossible to measure the bottom when it falls. These are all emotional and subjective behaviors, all driven by hope or fear, jumping up and down, making it impossible for people to face the price rationally.

In order to sell at a high price, merchants try every means to create famous brands, to make up stories, and to spread them widely. Every famous brand that sells at a high price has a story of "Emperor's New Clothes". Few people dare to say that popular brands are just like this. If they do, they will be regarded as ignorant or as "sour grapes".

There are many types of crabs, and it is difficult to describe them in a general way. Crabs are in abundance from August to September, especially when the sorghum is red. This is the best time to eat crabs. There is a saying that "seven points and eight rounds" are the best. Because of the different geographical locations and climate environments where crabs grow, there are also different grades! (Prices are for reference only, and there are differences in many aspects such as region and time)

The first class is lake crabs, such as crabs from Yangcheng Lake, Jiaxing Lake, Weishan Lake, etc., because the lakes have large water bodies, rich aquatic plants, high dissolved oxygen content, and little pollution, which is closest to the original growth environment of crabs. Lake crabs are also the most expensive! A lake crab weighing 300-400 grams can be sold for about 30 yuan each.

The second grade is river crabs, such as crabs from Jiujiang, Wuhu, and Nanjing. River crabs live in the turbulent waters of the Yangtze River, and they exercise much more than lake crabs. Their eight legs are much longer than those of lake crabs, and they are large and meaty, and they are high in calcium, which is reflected in the hardness of the crab shell. For example, there are many bristles on the legs of river crabs, which are very strong and have a strong grip. The market price of river crabs is also around 20+ per pound when they are harvested!

The third grade is river crabs, whose natural distribution areas are mainly in northern Asia, western North Korea and coastal lakes and rivers in eastern China. Tianjin and Hebei regions are the first choice in China. Good Panjin river crabs can be sold for 50+!

The fourth category is the stream crab, which is about 10 to 40 mm long and 15 to 50 mm wide. It looks similar to the general square crabs and lives in fresh water for life. Common ones include Chinese girdle crab, hairy-foot stream crab, and sawtooth Chinese stream crab. Stream crabs are mainly distributed in tropical areas and extend to subtropical and temperate marginal areas. Freshwater areas in the Palearctic, Oriental and Oceania regions. The market price will vary depending on the variety. For example, the price of Sanmen blue crab is about 60 to 80 yuan per catty, and the price of Yanpu blue crab is generally more than 80 yuan. The price during the New Year and other festivals is roughly 110 to 130 yuan per catty. Of course, the market prices of different aquatic products in different regions will vary to a certain extent.

The fifth grade is ditch crabs, such as Dadeng ditch crabs, which is a general term. In the ditch crabs caught by fishermen in Dadeng, there are occasionally a small number of brightly colored alternative crabs. This kind of crab, which most local fishermen cannot name, is also called ditch crab. It has a round shape, a clear totem on the back of the shell, a flat abdomen, and a shell that is not hard enough. It is much more fragile than the claws of ordinary ditch crabs. Locals are good at picking and eating. Whenever they see this thing, they must put it in their pockets first, because its meat is more delicate and juicy, and the shell breaks when bitten, which is quite suitable for the elderly to taste! The price is also around 50 yuan per catty, of course there are regional differences!

The sixth grade is sea crab, also known as Liangying swimming crab, pistol crab, sea crab, sea worm, water crab, door crab, distributed in Japan, the Red Sea, Guangdong, Fujian, Shandong Peninsula, Liaoning Peninsula and other places in China! Sea crabs are divided into two parts: cephalothorax and abdomen. The cephalothorax is covered with a prismatic cephalothorax, blue-gray, with a pair of well-developed chelipeds at the front and four pairs of walking legs at the back. Distributed in the seas of north and south China. Generally from south to north, March to May and September to October are the peak production seasons, and the output in Bohai Bay and Liaodong Peninsula is relatively high from April to May. Three-spotted swimming crab is one of China's important export best-selling products, exported to countries and regions: Japan, Hong Kong, and Macao. Export ports: Liaoning, Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian. For the seaside, it is more common to buy one for about 10 yuan!

There are many types of crabs, and it is difficult to describe them in a general way. Crabs are in abundance from August to September, especially when the sorghum is red. This is the best time to eat crabs. There is a saying that "seven points, eight rounds, and thin and simple crabs". Because of the different geographical locations and climate environments where crabs grow, there are also different grades! (Prices are for reference only, and there are differences in many aspects such as region and time)

The first class is lake crabs, such as crabs from Yangcheng Lake, Jiaxing Lake, Weishan Lake, etc., because the lakes have large water bodies, rich aquatic plants, high dissolved oxygen content, and little pollution, which is closest to the original growth environment of crabs. Lake crabs are also the most expensive! A lake crab weighing 300-400 grams can be sold for about 30 yuan each.

The second grade is river crabs, such as crabs from Jiujiang, Wuhu, and Nanjing. River crabs live in the turbulent waters of the Yangtze River, and they exercise much more than lake crabs. Their eight legs are much longer than those of lake crabs, and they are large and meaty, and they are high in calcium, which is reflected in the hardness of the crab shell. For example, there are many bristles on the legs of river crabs, which are very strong and have a strong grip. The market price of river crabs is also around 20+ per pound when they are harvested!

The third grade is river crabs, which are naturally distributed mainly in northern Asia, western North Korea and coastal lakes and rivers in eastern China. The first choice in China is Tianjin and Hebei Province. The good Panjin river crabs can be sold for 50+!

The fourth category is stream crabs, which are about 10 to 40 mm long and 15 to 50 mm wide. They are similar in appearance to ordinary square crabs and live in freshwater for their entire lives. Common ones include Chinese girdle crabs, hairy-foot stream crabs, and sawtooth Chinese stream crabs. Stream crabs are mainly distributed in tropical areas and extend to subtropical and temperate marginal areas. Freshwater areas in the Palearctic, Oriental and Oceania regions. The market price will vary depending on the variety. For example, the price of Sanmen blue crabs is about 60 to 80 yuan per catty, and the price of Yanpu blue crabs is generally more than 80 yuan. During the New Year and other festivals, the price is roughly 110 to 130 yuan per catty. Of course, the market prices of different aquatic products in different regions will vary to a certain extent.

The fifth grade is ditch crabs, such as Dadeng ditch crabs, which is a general term. In the ditch crabs caught by fishermen in Dadeng, there are occasionally a small number of brightly colored alternative crabs. This kind of crab, which most local fishermen cannot name, is also called ditch crab. It has a round shape, a clear totem on the back of the shell, a flat abdomen, and a shell that is not hard enough. It is much more fragile than the claws of ordinary ditch crabs. Locals are good at picking and eating. Whenever they see this thing, they must put it in their pockets first, because its meat is more delicate and juicy, and the shell breaks when bitten, which is quite suitable for the elderly to taste! The price is also around 50 yuan per catty, of course there are regional differences!

The sixth grade is sea crabs, also known as swimming crabs, pistol crabs, sea crabs, sea worms, water crabs, and door crabs. They are distributed in Japan, the Red Sea, Guangdong, Fujian, Shandong Peninsula, Liaoning Peninsula and other places in China! Sea crabs are divided into two parts: cephalothorax and abdomen. The cephalothorax is covered with a prismatic cephalothorax, which is blue-gray in color, with a pair of well-developed chelipeds at the front and four pairs of walking legs at the back. They are distributed in the seas of north and south China. Generally, from south to north, March to May and September to October are the peak production seasons, and the output in Bohai Bay and Liaodong Peninsula is relatively high from April to May. The three-spotted swimming crab is one of China's important export best-selling products. At the seaside, it is more common to buy one for about 10 yuan.

I have always been curious, why are hairy crabs so expensive?

It turns out that he is also related to the Bi clan.

The main production areas of hairy crabs are in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, the locals drink rice wine and peel and eat hairy crabs, which has become a traditional dish passed down from generation to generation.

Before liberation, many people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang made their fortunes in Shanghai and became celebrities. When the People's Liberation Army crossed the Yangtze River, many of these celebrities fled to Hong Kong, thinking that they would return to Shanghai after the storm and the situation calmed down. However, they could never return to Shanghai after leaving Hong Kong, and only had the opportunity after the reform and opening up.

The celebrities who fled to Hong Kong can't forget the old flavors of their hometown, and around the Mid-Autumn Festival, they would miss eating hairy crabs.



Some merchants organized the supply of goods from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to be shipped to Hong Kong for sale. Due to the poor freezing technology at that time, many hairy crabs died on the way from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the Hong Kong market, resulting in a large loss. After deducting the loss, merchants had to sell at a high price to make a profit. Therefore, hairy crabs in the Hong Kong market have always been expensive.

After the reform and opening up, Guangdong was the first to follow the trend. The wealthy people all imitated the lifestyle of Hong Kong's wealthy businessmen and celebrities, and believed that the food that was sold at a high price in the Hong Kong market was good. Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, some wealthy businessmen made a special trip to Hong Kong to purchase hairy crabs.

The more expensive something is, the more profit margin it has, which attracts merchants to produce and organize it, and makes hotels and restaurants recommend it. Hairy crabs are also popular in the Pearl River Delta. Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, if you don't order hairy crabs when you entertain guests in a restaurant, the standard of hospitality will be compromised.



From the Pearl River Delta, to the inland areas, and then to the whole country, hairy crabs have become a nationally famous dish.

Normally, capital will flow into industries with huge profits to organize production, leading to fierce competition and lowering prices. The same should be true for the hairy crab industry. However, merchants have found ways to protect high prices.

Calling their own hairy crabs authentic hairy crabs and calling the hairy crabs of newcomers inauthentic or fake ones will naturally allow them to maintain their high prices. High-end restaurants call their hairy crabs authentic, so they can naturally maintain their selling prices. However, consumers, who have eaten hairy crabs for decades, have never been able to tell which one is authentic and which one is not.

This is why hairy crabs are so expensive.



Price is a very subjective thing.

For example, how much is a reasonable stock price? I guess few people can figure it out. The analysis report issued by the stock analyst only gives a range of prices, and even so, it may not be a reasonable price. This is why it is impossible to measure the top when the stock price rises, and it is impossible to measure the bottom when it falls. These are all emotional and subjective behaviors, all driven by hope or fear, jumping up and down, making it impossible for people to face the price rationally.