- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Crawfish Price sets Record High
Posted on 1/9/24 at 9:28 am to Purple Spoon
Posted on 1/9/24 at 9:28 am to Purple Spoon
Nope
0
Posted on 1/9/24 at 9:28 am to tygeray
So, why do you vote for it?
Posted on 1/9/24 at 9:36 am to Thib-a-doe Tiger
quote:
If crawfish farmers hadn't cried wolf since the beginning of time, people might understand. People are still going to buy. Quit the song and dance
You people need to quit watching TV and drinking the media's koolaid. Those are mostly brokers/buyers pushing the narrative that they control with stock footage of farm laborers working filmed to fill the news segment. Again I will say that unless you buy your crawfish directly from a farmer or commercial fisherman, you need to look more closely at your crawfish source because they can decide the price they sell at and farmers do not.
Rarely do you hear farmers making predictions unless there is a glaring factor obvious to only them that needs to be explained to your average consumer. In more normal years, farmers have no way to predict what supply/demand dynamics and prices may occur, and neither of these factors do crawfish producers control.
Posted on 1/9/24 at 9:42 am to Classy Doge
so, producer vs eater. Posted on 1/9/24 at 9:46 am to Classy Doge
Looks like a shrimp boil for Mardi Gras this year...sigh.
Posted on 1/9/24 at 9:46 am to Classy Doge
quote:
You people need to quit watching TV and drinking the media's koolaid. Those are mostly brokers/buyers pushing the narrative that they control with stock footage of farm laborers working filmed to fill the news segment. Again I will say that unless you buy your crawfish directly from a farmer or commercial fisherman, you need to look more closely at your crawfish source because they can decide the price they sell at and farmers do not.
Rarely do you hear farmers making predictions unless there is a glaring factor obvious to only them that needs to be explained to your average consumer. In more normal years, farmers have no way to predict what supply/demand dynamics and prices may occur, and neither of these factors do crawfish producers control.
If there's a product to be fished commercially in LA, I know several people who do it. Mostly shrimpers and crabbers, but I know my fair share of crawfish farmers. I can count on one hand how many times I've heard any of them say they had a good year.
Posted on 1/9/24 at 9:49 am to SWLA92
quote:
Great mindset frick the people that are trying to make a living by working to supply a product that is a luxury for people to have and enjoy. People like you are scum of the earth that think you’re entitled something for nothing.
Does your wife drive a 2023 or 2024 Yukon Denali? Which is it, because we know it’s one of them.
And how new is your written off F250?
Posted on 1/9/24 at 9:53 am to VernonPLSUfan
quote:
Ok. So will one of you farmers esplain me how the whole process works, from flooding the fields to bagging them up, you know, crawfish for dummies. And esplain how it goes to brokers/bait people and such and on to the consumer. I'll hang up and listen. And you can use whatever numbers you want.
Louisiana Crawfish Production Manual
Posted on 1/9/24 at 9:54 am to Classy Doge
Price too high to soak: plain water boil with ice chest mustard+Tony’s sprinkle and shake this year.
Posted on 1/9/24 at 9:55 am to Earnest_P
Been driving the same truck since 2014. Did buy my wife a base model 2017 Tahoe to haul our kids around. I guess I need to revert back to a horse and buggy to justify being a crawfish farmer….
Posted on 1/9/24 at 9:59 am to Earnest_P
Funny, isn't it? Condition doesn't happen with beef, pork or poultry. Those prices are straight up DC.
Posted on 1/9/24 at 10:00 am to SWLA92
quote:
Been driving the same truck since 2014. Did buy my wife a base model 2017 Tahoe to haul our kids around. I guess I need to revert back to a horse and buggy to justify being a crawfish farmer….
Kudos to you for a good natured response. I’m surrounded by farmers, and while I do love them, many of them are arrogant and don’t appreciate what they have.
This post was edited on 1/9/24 at 10:02 am
Posted on 1/9/24 at 10:06 am to Earnest_P
I think that’s with any profession. That’s the world we live in some people are ungrateful bastards plain and simple. A lot of farmers are just simple down to earth guys that just want to make an honest living, don’t need to get rich just love what we do
This post was edited on 1/9/24 at 10:10 am
Posted on 1/9/24 at 10:13 am to SWLA92
When you say you seed the field, is that seed for the crawfish? And what type of seed are you talking about? And why don't the crawfish farmers broke their own goods? Too costly to buy trucks and ship to buyers across the country?
Posted on 1/9/24 at 10:19 am to VernonPLSUfan
Yes seed=crawfish. The crawfish you catch in May you use to reseed rice fields. Depending on preference dome farmers might reseed 2-5 sacks per acre. As far as brokering your own crawfish some farmers do have some trucks, some just bring all their crawfish to a dock and let someone else handle the rest. It’s all about how much headache you’re willing to put up with.
This post was edited on 1/9/24 at 10:21 am
Posted on 1/9/24 at 10:25 am to SWLA92
If you sell your crawfish for 1.50lb and the broker sells them for 6.50, I think that's a headache I could deal with.
Posted on 1/9/24 at 10:29 am to VernonPLSUfan
Generally the middleman broker is marking up $1lb. The big price increase from the farmer to the restaurant is the overhead the restaurants mark up for to their price
Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:04 am to Earnest_P
quote:
Does your wife drive a 2023 or 2024 Yukon Denali? Which is it, because we know it’s one of them.
And how new is your written off F250?
Don't worry about the wife's whip, but my two registered farm pickups are a 1999 F-350 with 105k and a 1987 Toyota with 236k.
Some of y'all are too worried how new farmers' vehicles are. Many people who are more overleveraged and soon to be bankrupt drive newer and nicer vehicles than the crawfish producers that I know.
Posted on 1/9/24 at 12:04 pm to Classy Doge
quote:
Crawfish prices that buyers give to fishermen and farmers hit an all time high of $8.00 per pound today up from $6.50 last week.
Looks like I won’t be having crawfish this year I’m not paying 240-300 dollars for a 30lb sack of live crawfish
With so many people tight on funds I’m betting the farmers see a big drop in demand this year
Posted on 1/9/24 at 12:06 pm to TDsngumbo
quote:
Gonna be a fried shrimp kind of Lent then. frick those crawfish farmers.
U.S. catfish farmers could use some sales this lent. It’s been a rough year and our prices are down from last year. 1.35/lb off the pond bank last spring and now 1.15-1.20
Page 7 of 11
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News