CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Abalone used to sell for 700 yuan per cage. Why has the price dropped to as low as cabbage this year, and farmers are complaining bitterly?

1. Abalone used to sell for 700 yuan per cage. Why did the price drop to as low as cabbage this year, causing farmers to complain bitterly?

Abalone is called fish, but it is not actually a fish. It is a primitive marine shellfish. Because its shape looks like a human ear, some people also call it "sea ear". Abalone is a precious food ingredient with delicious taste, delicate meat and high nutritional value. It is the "soft gold" of the ocean and the favorite of masters in high-end restaurants.

However, surprisingly, abalone, which used to sell for 700 yuan per cage, has fallen to a bargain price this year. Compared with pork, mutton, beef, and chicken, which are common in the market, abalone is also considered a high-end food in the eyes of the public, and its price has always been very high. Recently, the high-end abalone market has been sluggish. Abalone, which used to sell for 130 yuan per catty, is now worth only more than 3 yuan, comparable to the price of cabbage. The farmers worked hard for a whole year, but in the end they did not make any money and lost a lot of money. They all complained bitterly and did not understand why it became like this.

One of the reasons why abalone prices have dropped to a bargain price is that farmers have no long-term plans and focus on immediate benefits, resulting in oversupply in the market. As we all know, the price of abalone was very high in the past few years, and the price of seedlings was cheap. Abalone farmers along the coast tasted the sweetness and rushed to buy seedlings and continuously expanded the scale of breeding. The breeding period of abalone is 2 years, which has caused a large increase in the number of abalone in the market this year, resulting in oversupply, so the price will naturally be affected.

The second reason why abalone has fallen to a bargain price is that the weather has affected the quality of abalone and the demand for it in high-end restaurants has decreased. The hot and rainy weather makes the seabed plants easy to rot, and the rotten leaves sink to the bottom, which makes the growth environment of abalone worse, affecting the growth of abalone, making the abalone smaller and affecting its appearance. For high-end restaurants, they not only require delicious food, but also require the appearance of the ingredients to be beautiful, which is what we often say is color, fragrance and taste.

Because abalone has just been put on the market, and because it tastes fresh and sweet, it sells very well, so more farmers are raising it, the output is high, and the price naturally becomes lower.

Because abalone is a wild species, people nowadays are more cautious and don't like to eat it, so the price has dropped to very low levels.

Due to climate reasons this year, the size of abalone is relatively small. In addition, the shrinking domestic high-end catering market and exports have led to poor sales of abalone this year, so the price is also very low.

Affected by the epidemic this year, transportation has become a problem, trading has also become a problem, and the cost is still very high. We have no choice but to sell them all with tears in our eyes. This year, the merchants have suffered a lot.

2. Which is more expensive, abalone or scallop?

Your question is rather general. Everything has different sizes and qualities. If both abalone and scallops are top-quality, of course abalone is more expensive!

3. How much do you know about abalone?

Abalone has nothing to do with fish, but is related to snails. It is a single-shell mollusk in the ocean, with only half of the shell, which is hard, thick, flat and wide, and looks a bit like a human ear, so it is also called sea ear. Only traces of the spiral part remain, which occupies a very small part of the whole shell. There are 9 holes on the edge of the shell, and seawater flows in and out from here. Even the breathing, excretion and reproduction of abalone depend on it. So it is also called 9-hole snail. The surface of the shell is rough with black-brown spots, and the inside presents a pearly luster with blue, green, red and blue colors. Fresh abalone is shelled and salted for a period of time, then cooked, the internal organs are removed, and dried into a dry product. It has delicious meat and rich nutrition. Abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin and fish belly are all precious seafood, and abalone is listed first among sea cucumber, shark fin and fish belly. Abalone shell is a famous Chinese medicinal material - Shijueming, which is also called Qianliguang in ancient books. It has a famous effect, so it got its name. Shijueming also has the effects of clearing away heat, calming the liver and calming wind, and can treat dizziness and hand and foot cramps and convulsions caused by fever. There are about 90 species of abalone in the world, and their footprints are all over the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The one produced in the Bohai Bay of my country is called wrinkled abalone, which is larger; the one produced in the southeast coast is called variegated abalone, which is smaller; the half-grained abalone and sheep abalone produced in the Xisha Islands are famous edible abalone. Because the natural output is very small, the price is expensive. Now, all abalone-producing countries in the world are developing artificial breeding. my country cultivated variegated abalone seedlings in the 1970s, and artificial breeding has been successful.

Abalone, known as the "king of seafood", has been one of the "eight delicacies" of seafood since ancient times. Abalone is called fish, but it is not actually a fish. It is a single-shell marine shellfish belonging to the class Gastropoda and the family Abalone. Because it looks like a human ear, it is also called "sea ear". There are many islands and reefs along the coast of Dalian, Liaoning, with a mild climate and abundant bait, which is very suitable for abalone to live and reproduce. The abalone produced here accounts for 70% of the national production.

4. How much does Fulekangning cost?

The latest price is 55 yuan/box