Have you eaten this year's hairy crabs? As the C position on the table in this season, the listing of hairy crabs came a little late due to the impact of this year's hot weather, and the price was also a little high.
So, after the National Day holiday, how is the market of hairy crabs?
The price of hairy crabs has plunged in many places
From 120 yuan/catty all the way down to halved
According to reports, at the end of September, when hairy crabs were first listed on the eve of the National Day, the price was higher. Ran Qinpeng, the person in charge of the hairy crab Kaijiang breeding base of Chengdu Dagaowang Agricultural Group Co., Ltd., told reporters that the sales price of a single half-catty female crab on their market was 120 yuan, and now it has dropped to 90 yuan.
On October 12, the reporter visited some seafood markets in Chengdu and learned that most of the hairy crabs on the market are from Jiangsu Province, and they are basically sold according to the current market, with a price of 10 yuan for one or two pounds, 15 yuan for two taels, and the price of a larger one can reach nearly 100 yuan. "We generally buy two or three taels of female crabs when we eat them ourselves, the taste is good, the price is not high, the price has dropped in the past two days, and we can feast again." A citizen who had just selected more than a dozen hairy crabs told reporters.
Chengdu Haijixing seafood market, hairy crabs are also on the market in large quantities, the reporter learned from the hairy crab merchant Gu Na in the market, now, 2.5 two female crabs are priced at 15 yuan, the price has been reduced by nearly half compared with before the National Day.
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Brother Zhang of Hangzhou told reporters that his hairy crabs are sold for between 55 and 95 yuan according to the male and female, size and quality. "55 yuan is a male crab, which is 3.5 taels to 4 taels. The female crab is smaller, about 3 taels, and the price is 5 yuan more expensive, 60 yuan a catty. ”
"After the listing, there was a price a day, and the supply came up after the National Day, so the price fell quickly." Brother Zhang said.
"Everyone likes to buy some crabs for the Mid-Autumn Festival, so we sell them before the festival." Brother Zhang said that the price of crabs was very high at that time, "Ordinary quality female crabs, less than 3 taels, are sold for 120 yuan a catty." ”
According to Jimu News, a seafood vendor in Wuhan told reporters that after the National Day holiday, the price of crabs in the market dropped significantly. The best selling after the festival are 3.5 taels of male crabs and 2.5 taels of female crabs, with prices of 15 yuan and 13 yuan respectively: "This price is the most acceptable, the size of the crab is also good, the meat is also full, and it sells the best." The vendor said that a crab for less than 10 yuan also sold well, and that the cheap price appeared about a week earlier than in previous years.
Merchants: Prices will go down again
Fine crabs are expected to wait a little longer
Chengdu Big Stomach King Agricultural Group Co., Ltd. hairy crab Kaijiang breeding base head Ran Qinpeng told reporters that the base has bred a total of 5,000 acres of hairy crabs, mainly for Chengdu, Chongqing and other places, this year's extreme high temperature weather has made the production of hairy crabs drop by about one-fifth, after the National Day hairy crab prices have declined, now the price of currency is 75 yuan a catty, slightly more expensive than the same period last year, "now the base of hairy crabs to be sold about 40%, the price is expected to continue to decrease." ”
Ms. Zhang, a hairy crab merchant in Chengdu, told reporters, "It is expected that in another week, the price of hairy crabs will drop by about 10%. ”
According to Jimu News, Wuhan traders said: "Now that we have entered the season of a large number of crabs, there is still room for decline." In particular, small and medium-sized crabs are more cost-effective. ”
In the fresh supermarket, fresh water hairy crabs, Taihu Lake hairy crabs, Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs and other varieties have also been put on the shelves.
According to Chao News, a store staff told reporters that the Hangzhou area of the supermarket had hairy crabs on the shelves of Yangcheng Lake on the eve of the National Day holiday. However, at present, the hairy crabs in Yangcheng Lake are sold as female crabs, and the male crabs have to wait, which is expected to be after mid-October.
The price of a fresh merchant's super hairy crab.
"In the past two days of the National Day, I bought a few hairy crabs on an online platform to have a good time, and it turned out that the yellow of the female crab was easy to disperse, and the taste was also lacking, so I was ready to wait for a while to pick up the crab card that my friend gave me this year." Xiao Zheng, who was born after 95, told reporters that for this "delicious", he could "endure it and wait a while".
Some citizens choose to wait and see with "crab cards". Photo/Chao News
"I'll come back in a few days to pick it up." Looking at the crabs in the pool, in a store of Zhang Dehong's Yangcheng Lake hairy crab store, a big brother also decided to wait and see with a card, "This year's good crabs have to wait, but the temperature has dropped in the past few days, and it is estimated that it will be soon." ”
"The male crab has to wait for two days, and it will be available on the 11th, but the online supply is limited. The supply of high-quality crabs is expected to wait until late October. The relevant person in charge of Wang's hairy crabs told reporters that affected by the typhoon, the weather in Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions quickly turned cooler, and during this time, Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs began to eat in large quantities, growing faster, and the crab roe and crab paste were also fuller and mellow.
The price of pike crab is almost the lowest of the year
Recently, the price of pike crab has "dived", and the drop per 500 grams is basically between 60 yuan and 100 yuan.
"Recently, the production of pike crabs has increased significantly compared with some time ago. At the same time, the continuous supply of foreign crabs has led to a decline in the price of pike crabs, which is almost the lowest price of the year. According to Mr. Wang, a merchant in Fuzhou, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the price of large and high-quality pike crabs is 140 yuan to 150 yuan per 500 grams, and now it can be bought for 75 yuan. As for the ordinary specifications, they can now be bought for more than 20 yuan per 500 grams.
According to Xiamen Daily, the appearance of the pike crab is an important indicator of its freshness and fatness. A good quality pike crab has a cyan and shiny back and a full and heavy belly. In addition, if the junction between the calf and the lid of the crab crab is larger, it usually indicates that the crab is fatter.
When picking, you can choose the highly active pike crab, which is usually fatter and can be observed by gently tapping the crab's carapace. A healthy pike crab should have a certain reflexes and be more mobile.
Among the pike crabs of the same size, the heavier one usually has more fat flesh due to the higher content of crab roe or crab paste. High-quality pike crabs, the crab legs are relatively hard, elastic when pinched, and can rebound when pressed, and you can clearly feel the full crab meat inside. If it is not hard to pinch and cannot rebound, it may be an empty shell crab.
Source: 21st Century Business Herald, Red Star News, Jimu News, Chao News, Xiamen Daily, Fuzhou News Network
Editor: Xiaoya