The price of hairy crabs in Dongying, Shandong Province has increased by 10 yuan per jin this year.

With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching and the hot selling season of hairy crabs in the Yellow River Estuary, many people report that the price of hairy crabs this year is generally higher than that of last year. Industry insiders said that compared with last year, hairy crabs are still relatively small, resulting in insufficient supply in the market. Hairy crabs of the same specification are 10 yuan more expensive than last year, and male crabs of more than four taels cost 120 yuan per jin.

"3 hairy crabs of two males and two females are about 70 yuan per catty, and those from 3.5 to 22 females are about 90 yuan per catty, which is 10 yuan more per catty than last year." Mr. Wang, who has been selling hairy crabs for more than 20 years, said that because the hairy crabs in the south have not yet grown up and the local hairy crabs are in short supply, the price this year is higher than that of last year. "Last year, it was difficult to sell hairy crabs, but if you want to buy them this year, they are out of stock."

According to Mr. Wang, now he can sell 500jin at most in a day. According to the sales situation in previous years, sales will increase in the week before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and can sell more than 3000 jin a day at most. "now many people buy crabs for their relatives and friends. If they eat by themselves or after the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is appropriate to buy crabs. At that time, the crabs were the fattest, so the crabs that wanted to eat fat had to wait."