What was the price situation for hairy crabs in 2019? With a nationwide price list included
Hairy crabs are the most succulent delicacy of autumn, with a delicious taste that draws people from all over the country to savor them. So what was the price situation for hairy crabs in 2019?
1. Hairy crab market situation
Hairy crabs saw a certain degree of price increase in 2019. Taking Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs as an example, this year the Yangcheng Lake hairy crab farming area reached 16,500 mu, with an estimated output of 1,400 tons, an increase over last year. Because the weather was better this year, both the output and quality of Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs improved, and prices also rose slightly compared with previous years. Although Yangcheng Lake opened later than in previous years, the hairy crabs were larger and the output was higher.
In recent years, the hairy crab market has grown rapidly. According to relevant statistics, hairy crab output in 2018 reached about 800,000 tons; the industry scale was 64.8 billion yuan in 2016 and about 77.8 billion yuan in 2017, with an annual growth rate of about 20%. It is predicted that by 2019 the market scale of hairy crabs in China will exceed 100 billion yuan.
2. Nationwide hairy crab prices
Baohe District, Hefei City, Anhui: wild hairy crabs 69 yuan per jin; Wuhe County, Bengbu City, Anhui: Wuhe hairy crabs 55 yuan per jin; Wuwei County, Wuhu City, Anhui: Liangzi Lake hairy crabs 30 yuan per jin; Dafeng District, Yancheng City, Jiangsu: Hongze Lake hairy crabs 35 yuan per jin; Gaogang District, Taizhou City, Jiangsu: Xinghua hairy crabs 51.17 yuan per jin; Hongze District, Huai'an City, Jiangsu: Hongze Lake hairy crabs 30 yuan per jin; Baohe District, Hefei City, Anhui: Gucheng Lake hairy crabs 60 yuan per jin; Jianli County, Jingzhou City, Hubei: Honghu hairy crabs 45 yuan per jin; Luhe District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu: Hongze Lake hairy crabs 35 yuan per jin; Xiangshan District, Guilin City, Guangxi: Dongting Lake hairy crabs 25 yuan per jin; Luhe District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu: Wuwei hairy crabs 55 yuan per jin; Minquan County, Shangqiu City, Henan: Xinghua hairy crabs 55 yuan per jin; Dongying District, Dongying City, Shandong: Yellow River Estuary hairy crabs 24.71 yuan per jin; Gaochun District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu: Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs 40 yuan per jin; Gaogang District, Taizhou City, Jiangsu: Honghu hairy crabs 20.67 yuan per jin; Chaisang District, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi: Poyang Lake hairy crabs 25 yuan per jin; Jianye District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu: Gucheng Lake hairy crabs 40 yuan per jin, and so on. Overall, although this year's Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs were caught late, their quality was indeed good.
In 2019, the market launch time for hairy crabs missed the Mid-Autumn Festival, but they were still extremely popular and welcomed by markets nationwide. If you are a friend who likes eating hairy crabs, you definitely should not miss them.