Crawfish prices continue to decline as Mardi Gras approaches. Co-founder of the Crawfish App, Laney King, says the average price for live crawfish is now $4.10 per pound, while boiled crawfish costs $6.49 per pound.
“Last week those were about 20 $.20-$.30 higher pre pound,” said King. “So, we did see a nice drop in price.”
King says there was not a decrease in prices at the crawfish docks, but more retailers are opening their doors in anticipation of the Lenten season, which is increasing the supply of mudbugs.
“This week mostly due to a lot more competition,” said King. “A lot more retailers opening their doors for the season with Mardi Gras approaching, and that increased competition is what’s driving prices down this week.”
King says compared to the same timeduring last yea crawfish season due to the 2023 summer drought prices were almost doubled.
“But now that supply is much more plentiful, the farmers and fisherman are catching a lot more crawfish. It’s really turning out to be a more normal crawfish season.”
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