First Crawfish Prices of the Season

Damn, I know Bateaus on 59 in Mandeville said they had them but I dont know the price. They just said expensive.

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Shrimp are superior IMO.

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Yep

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We still do a couple of crawfish boils each year with neighbors, but I've been on Team Shrimp since then. Better tasting, better yield, and now cheaper than crawfish.

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Same. Shrimp are so much easier in all respects. Especially easier to peel when you have some leftover. I’ve slowly eased my family away from crawfish and toward shrimp over the past couple of years.

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who has great crawfish, for $14.99 a lb boiled.
They usually charge $4.99 lb this time of year.

And get this, they sold out already.

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and thats why by this weekend it will be $19.99 a pound boiled

as long as idiots overpay, prices will continue to rise

Would bet the size is barely above peelers.

This coming freeze will bump that up a dollar or two

I get a 5lb box of headless 10-12 gulf shrimp for $35. More than enough for a complete boil for my family and enough leftover to make a good salad for everyone the following day. No way I’m paying those prices for crawfish when 50% or more is waste.

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who has great crawfish, for $14.99 a lb boiled.

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Nothing parts faster than a fool and their money.

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as long as idiots overpay, prices will continue to rise

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Its a record price - $4-$5 dollar over what they normally are this time of year wholesale wise
The supply is so bad that only a few people have to be willing to pay that price to keep the price there

25% of the crawfish restaurants are open right now at most and only about 15% of the ponds are being fished right now because its so bad

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we're in the wrong line of work

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The farmers who are fishing and the restaurants are losing money right now with the lack of supply