As soon as the beginning of summer arrives, the season that truly belongs to "beer crayfish" begins. Whether it is a dinner with friends or a small gathering at home, there must be a plate of crayfish.

A few days ago, "The price of crayfish in many places is diving close to single digits" was on the hot search. Is crayfish really so cheap?

The reporter visited Nanjing vegetable farms, supermarkets and restaurants specializing in crayfish, and found that the price of crayfish is indeed relatively low, but only the wholesale market can get 10 yuan per pound of crayfish for a large number of purchases, and the price of crayfish on the market per pound Around 20 yuan.

　　Yangzi Evening News/Ziniu News reporter Liu Liyuan

Three or four dollars of small shrimp sells for 22 yuan per catty

　　"Don't look at it's size, but it's a green-shelled shrimp with thin skin and lots of meat!" At a seafood stall in the Gulou Street vegetable market, there were three large pots of crayfish, all of them costing 2-4 dollars. At 22 yuan per pound, the boss told reporters that this is a local shrimp, clean, thin skin, firm meat, and the most cost-effective.

　　In Jiangyou Boting Market, the price of crayfish is similar.

An aquatic product stall owner said that his own shrimps were freshly caught from the pond in Pukou on the same day, and they were alive and kicking.

　　20 yuan per pound, is this the lowest price?

Will it drop further in summer?

The reporter learned from many farmers' markets that the price of crayfish in March is 50 to 60 yuan per catty. At present, the mainstream price of crayfish is in the early 20s of a catty. If it is too big, it is not cost-effective, and it is smaller in size. It's really bad, everyone doesn't want to buy it.

As for the latter, it is estimated that the price reduction will not drop too much.

　　88 yuan for 3 catties, 100 yuan for 5 catties, there are very few restaurants that do crayfish take-out business, and there are few restaurants whose price is less than 20 yuan per catty. Some merchants said that they buy the goods in wholesale cheaper, but the cooked shrimp also has seasonings And labor costs, not much to earn.

　　So, is there any crayfish around 10 yuan?

Yes, but not live crayfish, but frozen lobster tails.

On the online shopping platform, 15 catties of frozen lobster tails are sold for 216 yuan, and a few large packets of lobster stir-fry are also presented.

Friends who love crayfish know that the taste of frozen lobster tails is definitely not as good as fresh crayfish, and the meat will be more "dead", but lobster tails are convenient to eat, especially those who like noodles with lobster sauce and lobster rice bowls, might as well Buy some to burn yourself.

This season, crayfish come from all over the world

　　According to the monitoring of Nanjing Zhongcai Logistics, on April 5, the average wholesale price of 4-6 money crayfish was 38 yuan per catty. On May 5, the average wholesale price of crayfish of the same size was 13.3 yuan per catty. It can be found that In one month, the price of crayfish has indeed dropped significantly, and considering the loss of logistics, labor and normal fresh and live shrimp, the difference between wholesale and retail is also relatively reasonable.

　　"The price of crayfish is very tired now." Boss Sun of Nanjing Zhongcai Logistics, who is engaged in freshwater aquatic products, told reporters that the crayfish a month ago mainly came from Chongqing and Hubei, and the quantity was relatively small, and it was "by plane". Come, so the price is high.

And recently, when lobsters from all over the world are in a "big fight", there are not only Chongqing shrimps, Hubei shrimps that have been marketed earlier, but also Jiangsu local shrimps.

What most people don't know is that with the popularity of crayfish in recent years, there have also been more crayfish farmers in Zhejiang and Fujian. Today, crayfish from Zhejiang and Fujian also account for a large part of the Nanjing market. small proportions.

Crayfish from all over the world are rushing to the market, no wonder the price will drop significantly.