In 2020, the output of hairy crabs in China was 800,000 tons, an increase of 3.5%. In stark contrast to the increase in output, the turnover of crab enterprises has declined. In 2020, the operating income of Jiangsu Yangcheng Lake Hairy Crab Co., Ltd. was 310.46 million yuan, down 32.4% year-on-year; The loss was 7.86 million yuan. This is just a microcosm of the cold of hairy crabs in those years. Through it, we can see that the hairy crab market in China is gradually cooling down.

The situation of 202 1 hairy crabs is also not optimistic. At that time, a boss said in an interview with the media that the price of 202 1 hairy crabs was relatively cheap, but the sales volume of his shop dropped by 40%. Moreover, after Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, the price of hairy crabs dropped by up to 30%.