Live crawfish

[Paulox86]

Come on guys. Once price goes up and the market sustains it, the price will never go down. These prices will stay regardless of catch cost because people will pay. Don't sell a man a pound of crawfish at $2 when he is willing to pay $6. These things will be $7-$8 a pound in the next few years and boiling shacks will still sell out by 6pm on the weekends.


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[jpcajun]

I agree with Aubrey.... I work with these farmers everyday! Farmers dont set their prices! There is a market price.

I can assure you that not all farmers are making a killing like someone suggested in a previous post!

[swampman46]

Originally Posted by jpcajun

I can assure you that not all farmers are making a killing like someone suggested in a previous post!

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?
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."

[papap]

Lots of crawfish getting shipped out of state. Years ago no one else even ate crawfish.

[BuckingFastard]

aliens

[Ragin_Cajun]

I'm receiving quotes to boil 2,000 lbs of crawfish with all of the fixings. We have been having this boil for over 15 yrs. This year, the quotes that have come in are through the roof! They have pretty much doubled. The boil takes place first weekend in May which is well after lent. Pretty crazy if you ask me!

[swamp snorkler]

To many middle men in the business.

[southern151]

Originally Posted by swamp snorkler

To many middle men in the business.

The docks are the big problem in this business. Fishermen are terrified of them. If they catch too much, the dock won't buy them. If they catch too little, the dock will black list them. Everyone's "hero" Troy Landry is right up there in the dock a-hole list!

[jpcajun]

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.

[BIG RED 1983]

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.

[goldenrod]

The traps and boats are really cheap

[jpcajun]

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

[southern151]

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!

[AubreyLaHaye458]

Originally Posted by southern151

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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[Paulox86]

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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[BassYakR]

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

[swamp snorkler]

Originally Posted by BassYakR

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

BOOM!

[jopete]

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.

[fisheye]

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.

[southLA]

HAHAHA this thread is awesome.

I'd love to sell y'all some $4.50 crawfish but we aren't even catching.

Good things we don't have any fixed costs though. So we're not losing any money!