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re: WWL: Who sets the prices for crawfish in Louisiana? It’s a true mystery
Posted on 3/14/24 at 3:43 pm to MorbidTheClown
Posted on 3/14/24 at 3:43 pm to MorbidTheClown
Seems like a pretty easy business to set up. Buy a large refrigerator truck. Go around offer $.25 more a pound to farmers. Undercut the wholesalers by another $.25 a pound and make out like a bandit. Just gotta hope you don't get killed by some crawfish mafia for stepping in on their turf.
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Posted on 3/14/24 at 3:47 pm to thadcastle
The farmers would never sell to you. There are some unwritten rules that they follow.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 3:49 pm to cbr900racer22
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The farmers would never sell to you. There are some unwritten rules that they follow.
So you are telling me all these farmers that "are barely making end meet" wouldn't jump at the opportunity of turning more profit?
Posted on 3/14/24 at 3:52 pm to thadcastle
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Seems like a pretty easy business to set up. Buy a large refrigerator truck. Go around offer $.25 more a pound to farmers. Undercut the wholesalers by another $.25 a pound and make out like a bandit. Just gotta hope you don't get killed by some crawfish mafia for stepping in on their turf.
So the guy in that truck typically has a mark up of .50. You overpaid by .25 to the farmer and then sold to the restaurant for .25 less than the other wholesalers. Zero profit for the day, very productive
Posted on 3/14/24 at 3:56 pm to thadcastle
Have you ever tried to buy from a fisherman in the basin? It is what I imagine what a drug deal would be like. If you get one to agree to sell you a sack it is done on the down low. Almost like thye are under contract to the wholesaler.
This post was edited on 3/14/24 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 3/14/24 at 4:05 pm to thadcastle
Can you guarantee to move the volume that the big wholesalers move? If not, farmers are selling to you. These wholesalers supply the largest markets…. Houston, New Orleans, Dallas, etc
Posted on 3/14/24 at 4:16 pm to yellowfin
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O&G companies don’t set the price of oil
I beg to differ. Me and you’s President says they do.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 4:20 pm to ragincajun03
Farmers don’t set their price they want?
Retailers don’t set the price they want to sell to customers?
Retailers don’t set the price they want to sell to customers?
Posted on 3/14/24 at 4:47 pm to ragincajun03
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$140 million
Based on REPERTED revenue. Who knows what amount with the off the books CASH business that farmers, wholesalers and boilers do.
Posted on 3/15/24 at 1:39 pm to cbr900racer22
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Have you ever tried to buy from a fisherman in the basin? It is what I imagine what a drug deal would be like. If you get one to agree to sell you a sack it is done on the down low. Almost like thye are under contract to the wholesaler.
It's because alot are restraunts. You can't boil crawfish for the public if you can't lock in a fisherman. It's basically a contract.
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