The cost of overwater crabs is very low, but after speculation and labeling with the logo of Yangcheng Lake, the value of that crab has doubled several times.

It is understood that the purchase price of high-quality crabs in Gucheng Lake is 4.5 two male crabs 95 yuan per catty, 3 two female crabs 110 yuan per catty, through the supply and marketing cooperative unified acquisition of each catty markup of 5-8 yuan, and then sold to other regions, according to the crab package combination sold online to calculate, four pairs of 4.5 two male crabs, 3 two female crabs wholesale sales price of 318-327 yuan. The price of these crabs will at least double or even triple after being packaged by Yangcheng Lake or other brands.

Local and foreign crabs are available in the hairy crab market. Local 4 two male crabs about 50 yuan a catty, 3 two female crabs about 80 yuan a catty. Foreign crabs, but also much cheaper, many bosses in order to earn more difference in the middle, all here to buy foreign crabs to pretend to be local crabs, is the "water crab". from the surrounding Taihu Lake, solid city lake and other transport crabs over, freight is very low, if you eat in Yangcheng Lake, is not on the "anti-counterfeiting ring", this cost is also saved. Yangcheng Lake crab, production is small but famous, so it is very expensive. Taihu solid city lake and other crabs, quality and Yangcheng Lake crab is very similar to the lake is much larger than Yangcheng Lake, high yield but low prices. This difference in price, there is a "water crab".

Yangcheng Lake hairy crab has formed the Chinese hairy crab brand, is very rare and authoritative. The quality of hairy crabs in other production areas is not far from that of Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, but there is no corresponding brand effect established. So businessmen drill this hole, the other origin of hairy crabs as Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs sold, can earn double the money.