The reason the bid is still high in May is because of the horrible winter we had; there is no way of knowing if the farmers will be able to catch up the month or so that they werent able to fish. They cannot speculate that there will be plenty of crawfish based off of this past winter. Last year was different, a very mild winter so it was a lot easier to say that there would be lots and lots of crawfish after lent; this year is very different.

Absolutely. Some of us see it for what it really is. ;)

I also worked for a farmer years ago when the prices were a lot less than now and he did very well. So well in fact that he once questioned why was he farming? :D
As far as not all farmers making a killing...you're right. The farmers that are doing well will tell you, "You take out what you put into it." ;)

Farmers have them we want them what's the problem all you have to do is say no and not buy any problem solved. No need to get your panties in a wad over it.

I had a side job on a crawfish farm when I was in school. It isn't easy and it isn't cheap. It requires risky financial investments and hard work. You go slog around in crawfish ponds for a while, deal with all the gov regulations, and put up money for the required investments, and then get back to us with what you'd like to sell a pound of crawfish for.

Capitalism isn't always ideal for the consumer, but it sure beats the alternatives.

Yea diesel is extremely cheap, they practically give away that artificial bait as well

Don't forget about the shad too. Cheap cheap. And easy and enjoyable to deal with.


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So easy, everybody should do it.

My lovely wife's family must be loaded, they have been doing this for a loooong time

Yeah. lol They're loaded alright!


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It all boils down to dis. Some sorry sucka let word out about how good dey are. Dey told da friend of a friends, unc's, niece's sister's brudda and he told sumbody from outa state somewhere or sumpim sumpin like dat. Now errybody wants our crawfish. It was sposed to be a secret. Da puzzy's out da bag now, no be turning dat back!

The traps and boats are really cheap

Labor too..... plus the housing that you have to provide for immigrant labor

Never implied the job was easy...or the fuel was cheap...or the equipment was free- as I'm sure farmers get no gov't assistance. Simply looking for the reason behind such a huge increase from one year to the next. Maybe I'm the only one that feels "the industry" seems to forget just who it is that made the industry to begin with. It's not the recipients of shipments out of state...it's not the restaurants. It's the little people like most of us here. And we're the ones getting the shaft. Without the little people there would be no "industry." I'm done. :)

If the markup is so great, maybe I should buy some ponds! Sounds like I could pay it off in Feb and, March! Nah, I still prefer my spillway bugs over pond!

If only it was that simple. lol


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The consumer sets the price. No matter what diesel cost, how cold the winter was, or how much it rains, the price is set on what the market will allow. Again, don't sell a pound for $2 when someone is willing to pay $10.


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Plain and simple! If there wasn't good money to be made crawfishing! There wouldn't be so many damn ppl doing it.

BOOM!

hell, i'd rather crawfish than work in the oilfield. the poor guy who fishes for a living just gets used by the dealers, weather it's fish, frogs, shrimp, crabs, or crawfish.
if u can't sell on the street, u are always gonna get screwed.

What I find most interesting is that not very many generations back, crawfish were not considered a delicacy. Actually just the opposite - my grandparents would not eat them and couldn't believe we spent all day standing in the water to eat some 'ditch' food when there was plenty of other stuff to eat in the house.