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the mid-autumn festival holiday has just passed and the national day holiday is about to come. the recent changes in the price of hairy crabs in the market have attracted attention. topics such as "yangcheng lake hairy crabs are sold for more than 300 yuan each" and "the price of hairy crabs is relatively high during the mid-autumn festival due to the high temperature" have successively become hot searches on weibo.

red star news reporter learned from some hairy crab farmers on the 22nd that due to high temperatures and typhoons, the crabs are fattest later than in previous years. hairy crabs are a popular product during festivals in many places, so the price of hairy crabs before the national day this year has increased slightly compared to the previous two years. however, hairy crab farmers also said that after the national day holiday, as more crabs leave the lake, the price may return to stability.

▲xinghua hairy crab breeding base in taizhou, jiangsu. photo courtesy of visual china

"i have also seen the recent online reports that yangcheng lake hairy crabs are being sold for more than 300 yuan each, but those are relatively large hairy crabs. the hairy crabs that we ordinary people eat are generally not that expensive," mr zheng, a staff member at a supermarket in chaoyang district, beijing, told reporters on the 22nd.

the reporter noticed that a yangcheng lake hairy crab gift certificate is currently being sold on the hema app. the price is 2,588 yuan, which includes 4 male crabs weighing 6 liang and 4 female crabs weighing 5 liang. the average price of a crab is more than 300 yuan.

"our supermarket also sells hairy crab gift boxes or gift certificates around the mid-autumn festival. crabs weighing 6 taels each are of very high specifications, especially from yangcheng lake, so it is normal for the price to be high. crabs of this specification have basically been sold at this price in previous years," said mr. zheng.

however, compared with previous years, the price of hairy crabs this year has fluctuated to a certain extent. "prices are slightly higher before the mid-autumn festival than in previous years," ms. hu, a hairy crab farmer in taizhou, jiangsu, told red star news on the 22nd. this year's mid-autumn festival is earlier than last year, and hairy crabs in many places have not yet come out of the water, so the hairy crabs on sale are in short supply and more expensive.

▲ hairy crabs for sale in shanghai supermarkets. photo courtesy of visual china

ms. hu also said that the local temperature is relatively high this year, and crabs generally need to wait until the weather turns cooler before they become fatter. taking crabs out of the water too early will result in poor quality and naturally low prices. "in recent days, farmers have started to catch crabs, mainly to catch them during the national day holiday. the price of crabs is a little higher than this time last year, but not too much, it can only be said to be a small increase."

ms. hu gave an example, taking the crab price of a local aquatic product company on september 21 as an example, the purchase price of female crabs weighing about 4 taels was 90 yuan per catty, and the purchase price of female crabs weighing 3.3 to 3.7 taels was 78 yuan per catty. "this price is about 15% higher than the same period last year, but the price of crabs fluctuates every day. now many crabs have not yet come out of the water, so it is normal for the price to be higher."

red star news reporters noticed that according to the information released by the suzhou yangcheng lake hairy crab industry association, this year's yangcheng lake hairy crab fishing festival will be on september 25, when yangcheng lake hairy crabs will begin to come out of the water.

many hairy crab farmers told reporters that most of the hairy crabs currently sold on the market do not come from yangcheng lake. in addition to traditional hairy crab breeding areas such as jiangsu, liaoning panjin river crabs and xinjiang hairy crabs have gradually been recognized by the market in recent years. therefore, the price of hairy crabs will not fluctuate too much.

"yangcheng lake hairy crabs have a relatively good reputation and are more expensive, especially for some people who care about tradition and have purchasing power. they prefer yangcheng lake hairy crabs. but for most ordinary consumers, they care more about affordability." said a hairy crab farmer in yancheng, jiangsu.

red star news reporter fu yao