CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Why are Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs much more expensive than other crabs? Are they really worth the price?

Why are Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs much more expensive than other types? Here are the reasons:

First, the cost of breeding crab seedlings. The quality of crab seedlings determines the annual harvest. Why are hairy crabs getting bigger and bigger? In the past, hairy crabs weighing about 4 taels were used to breed young crabs. Now, crabs weighing 60 to 70 taels are used to breed crab seedlings. Moreover, these crab seedlings can only be cultivated by ourselves. If we buy them directly, the risk is too great and there are too many uncontrollable factors. If we cultivate them by ourselves, we cannot produce them on a large scale and the cost will be much higher.

Second, the cost of leasing the lake. The reason why hairy crabs are delicious is actually greatly affected by the water quality. The reason why hairy crabs raised in the lake have green backs and white bellies is because the lake water is clear. The hairy crabs raised in the lake have slightly sweet meat, while the hairy crabs raised in the crab pond have a muddy taste, which affects the taste. The water depth of Yangcheng Lake is 2-3 meters, which is very suitable for the growth of hairy crabs. However, because raising hairy crabs in the lake will pollute the water to a certain extent, such as excessive feeding of hairy crabs, which the hairy crabs cannot finish eating, and the excess feed will corrode and cause water pollution. Therefore, the breeding of hairy crabs on the lake is now strictly controlled. Now, except for Yangcheng Lake, the fences on other lakes are basically dismantled, because the brand influence of Yangcheng Lake is too great (there are thousands of crab restaurants of all sizes around. Once Yangcheng Lake is not allowed to raise crabs, how many people will be unemployed), the breeding area of ​​hairy crabs is controlled, and the rental price of the breeding area will rise accordingly! It is completely the opposite for crab ponds. In order to attract investment, many places can provide free land for a few years. Although this is not the case in every place, the cost of crab ponds is many times lower than that of Yangcheng Lake.

Third, the cost of feeding hairy crabs. In order to pursue quality, Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are fed with fresh small fish, shrimps, corn, snails, etc. Some are even caught from Yangcheng Lake and directly crushed by machines to feed hairy crabs. However, pond crabs are the opposite. They are fed with whatever is cheap. Most of them will choose cheap feed with a single type and the nutritional value is slightly lower than that of Yangcheng Lake. Hairy crabs can only grow fat if they eat well. Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are planted from around April to September, and they need to be fed for more than 5 months. The long-term accumulated cost has increased significantly.

Fourth, labor costs. Since all costs of aquaculture in Yangcheng Lake are very high, it is necessary to find professionals to take care of the crabs. They are all crab farmers with more than ten years of crab farming experience and have an annual salary of more than 100,000 yuan. Crab ponds are the opposite. Crab ponds are basically contracted by individuals. In order to reduce costs, they learn from experienced crab farmers for a few months, and then learn while raising crabs. If they don’t make much money in the first year, they can come back in the second year. Labor costs are another considerable expense.

The above four points are the main reasons why Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are much more expensive than pond crabs.

Because the cost of raising crabs in Yangcheng Lake is very high, the breeding area is limited, the rent is high, and the feed and labor costs are also rising year by year, in order to improve the naturalness of Yangcheng Lake crabs, we insist on using natural feed such as aquatic plants, shrimps, and snails as the main feed.

Because the water of Yangcheng Lake is very clean, it costs a lot to breed crabs. And due to geographical reasons, the crabs near Yangcheng Lake are particularly fat.