However, this year's crayfish market is really depressed. According to the author's visit to the market, although with the increase of temperature, all localities have gradually entered the season of eating crayfish, but the price of crayfish has gone downhill, from 40 yuan to 50 yuan a catty in early April to about 20 yuan a catty now, and even the price of 8 yuan/catty has appeared in some producing areas.
The price of crayfish has dropped sharply. I think there are several reasons:
1, temperature influence, the north has been hit by cold waves for many times recently, and even snowflakes have floated in many places, which has greatly restricted the sales of crayfish.
2, the impact of the epidemic can not be ignored, although the main consumption of crayfish is in the south, and the overall epidemic situation in the south is relatively stable, but looking at the fluctuation of the epidemic situation in the north, everyone's idea of going out for consumption was immediately dispelled. Without the support of nightingale consumption, the demand for crayfish naturally dropped significantly.
3. With the increase of output, the price of crayfish has been at a high level, which makes the breeding quantity increase year by year. However, this year is a big year for crayfish, and the output of all localities is not low, which further lowers the price of crayfish.
4. The influence of income. Although the price of live crayfish is not high, the price in restaurants has been very high. A pot of tens of yuan and hundreds of yuan has made many people lament that they can't afford it. Coupled with the economic downturn, the prices of daily necessities such as rice, noodles, oil and gasoline have all risen, and the consumption of crayfish has fallen.
Every year, the end of April and the beginning of May are the peak times for crayfish to go on the market. With the increasing number of crayfish on the market, CCTV Finance predicts that the price of crayfish will be more close to the people, which is good news for foodies.
The price of crayfish has dropped sharply this year. Will the price of hairy crabs, another seafood that makes everyone rush, also plunge? The author thinks that the downward trend of the price of hairy crabs is the general trend, but the possibility of diving is not great.
Why is the price of hairy crabs going down? The main reason is that the output will further increase. According to the data in recent years, the market size of hairy crabs in China has been growing rapidly, with an annual growth rate of about 20%. In 2020, the market size of hairy crabs in China will be150 billion yuan, and the breeding output will reach 775,900 tons. This year's output will be even higher.
Then why is it that the price of hairy crabs will not dive? Hairy crabs are different from crayfish, which are mainly consumed in restaurants, takeaways, supper and other consumption forms. Hairy crabs are simple to cook, and in most cases they only need to be steamed, without too much processing technology. Even if they can't go out because of the epidemic, it won't have much impact on the consumption of hairy crabs, not to mention that the time for hairy crabs to go on the market should be in September 10 every year. According to the current situation, the epidemic situation is likely to get better at that time.
Considering that experts predict that the price of pork, beef and other meat will probably rise in the second half of the year, it is unlikely that the price of hairy crabs will drop significantly.
In addition, the difference between hairy crabs and crayfish is that crayfish belongs to "mass consumer goods", and although hairy crabs are changing from "high-end consumer goods" to "mass consumer goods", hairy crabs are still the mainstay of "high-end consumer goods" at present, and their prices will remain high.