Can you eat hairy crabs during the Mid-Autumn Festival? Yangcheng Lake has to wait!

　　Can you eat hairy crabs during the Mid-Autumn Festival?

Yangcheng Lake has to wait!

　　Affected by the high temperature, the output of Jiangsu dropped sharply, and the high-altitude Chongqing market was only launched at the end of September.

　　●Late listing:

　　Affected by the high temperature, the shelling time of Jiangsu hairy crabs is delayed, the growth rate is slowed down, and the market is late, and it will have to wait until October;

　　●The production has dropped sharply:

　　The high temperature caused the lack of oxygen in the water, resulting in a large area of ​​hairy crabs dying and reducing production, with an estimated production loss of 20%;

　　●Mid-Autumn Festival in advance:

　　This year's Mid-Autumn Festival is earlier than before, and the hairy crabs are not yet mature.

　　The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and when it is time to taste crabs again, foodies have already begun to look forward to hairy crabs.

However, the reporter learned in the interview that compared with previous years, due to the continuous high temperature this year, the hairy crabs in Jiangsu have experienced delayed shelling time and high mortality, and the listing time this year may be later than the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Therefore, for food lovers, they will not be able to eat hairy crabs from Yangcheng Lake in Jiangsu during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year.

　　However, foodies can try the June Yellow in Hanchuan and other places.

　　Jiangsu hairy crab:

　　Lower survival rate and smaller head

　　Listing later than Mid-Autumn Festival

　　Half of my country's hairy crabs come from Jiangsu, and half of Jiangsu's hairy crabs come from Xinghua, Suqian and Gaochun.

Compared with previous years, the continuous high temperature this year has caused the local hairy crabs to molt for a longer time, slow down the growth rate, and even cause large-scale death of hairy crabs in some crab ponds due to lack of oxygen.

　　It is understood that it generally takes 5 times for hairy crabs to shed their shells to enter the mature stage.

From July to August this year, the high temperature above 35 ℃ in the Yangcheng Lake area of ​​Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province lasted for more than 40 days, which happened to be an important stage for the third to fourth shelling of hairy crabs, which directly affected the Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, which entered a critical period of growth.

　　A crab farmer in Yangchenghu Town, Xiangcheng District, Suzhou City told reporters that the high temperature this year had a great impact on the output of hairy crabs.

In addition to the large-scale reduction in production, the size of the hairy crabs has also become much smaller.

"Last year, there were a lot of hairy crabs that were half a catty. This year, they are not enough, so they can only be sold by quantity." The crab farmer told reporters that compared with previous years, this year's hairy crabs will be on the market a little later, and the main sales markets are Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Chengdu. land.

　　A crab farmer in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province said, "Only 500 to 600 crabs survived after releasing 1,000 crab seedlings." The crab farmer also said that this year's weather has been particularly hot, and the molting time of hairy crabs has been delayed, and the Mid-Autumn Festival has come early (Note : earlier than in previous years, when the hairy crabs are not yet mature), so the hairy crabs raised at home will not be available on the Mid-Autumn Festival.

They have to wait until October when the crab roe is full before shipping.

　　Sun Yongjun, general manager of Lvkang Hongze Lake Hairy Crab Co., Ltd., Sihong County, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, said in an interview with the media that due to the high temperature, in addition to Yangcheng Lake and Hongze Lake, there were also dead crabs in Xinghua and Gaochun. 20%.

　　Regarding the production reduction of hairy crabs in Jiangsu Province this year, Yao Shuisheng, director of the Information Office of the Suzhou Yangcheng Lake Hairy Crab Industry Association, told reporters that in order to cope with these situations, the association encourages crab farmers to take underwater oxygenation and grass supplementation to remedy the situation. Supplement of other nutrients.

"As for the final growth and production of hairy crabs, it depends on the last shelling, weather and management during this period."

　　Other hairy crabs:

　　Hanchuan June Yellow Begins Listing

　　Prices fell 15% year-on-year

　　Although the hairy crabs in Yangcheng Lake cannot be eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, for food lovers, they can try the June Yellow in Hanchuan City, Hubei Province.

　　It is understood that Hanchuan City, Xiaogan City, Hubei Province was awarded the title of "Hometown of Chinese River Crabs" by the River Crab Branch of the China Fisheries Association in 2016. It is located in the hinterland of the Jianghan Plain.

Now, the June Yellow in Hanchuan has started to be fished.

　　On September 3, Mr. Luo, a farmer in Tianerhe Town, Hanchuan City, said that more than 1,000 mu of crabs were raised in the surrounding townships, including 150 mu that Mr. Luo raised.

"In the past, we could basically eat hairy crabs during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but this year's Mid-Autumn Festival is ahead of schedule. Coupled with the high temperature, the shelling time of the hairy crabs is delayed by about 10 days. The hairy crabs are really listed around the National Day."

　　However, the June yellow that Mr. Luo raised at home has already been listed. This kind of hairy crab has only shed its shell four times and is not yet fully mature.

However, Mr. Luo said that due to factors such as the epidemic, the price of June yellow is lower than in previous years. "This year, the price of male crabs reaching more than 2 taels is 40 yuan per catty, and the price in the same period last year was 45-48 yuan." That is to say, the price of yellow in June before the Mid-Autumn Festival this year has dropped by about 15% compared with previous years.

　　In addition, in Wulong District, Chongqing City, which is a little higher above sea level, the farmer Fan Xia introduced that Wulong is in a cool and alpine climate. Except for some drought and water shortages in the early stage, the growth of hairy crabs in the mature stage is basically normal.

Fan Xia said that the altitude of Wulong District is about 800 meters. Although the main urban area of ​​Chongqing continues to be hot, the hairy crabs in Wulong have little impact. At present, the normal shelling has been completed, and the output is similar to that of previous years.

　　However, Fan Xia said that since Wulong's hairy crabs are sold through the boutique route, they will not be listed until they are mature.

Therefore, after maturity, it will basically be fully listed after the end of September, which also misses this year's Mid-Autumn Festival.

According to reports, according to the different specifications of fine crabs, the price is about 90-160 yuan per catty, while the poor quality hairy crabs generally go through e-commerce channels, and the price is about 60 yuan per catty.

　　Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News reporter Lu Yanfei and intern Li Huguo