Louisiana crawfish prices drop but still higher than usual in March
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- While crawfish supply is up, average prices in March are the same as in January.
The Crawfish App, which can be downloaded onto your phone, tracks live and boiled crawfish prices from over 1,600 businesses across the South.
“A quick glance on the app and you will find live crawfish by the sack for as low as $4.49/lb, but your favorite spot is likely somewhere closer to $5.65/lb,” said Laney King, co-founder of The Crawfish App. “These prices are typical for January, but not for three weeks prior to Easter Sunday.”
According to The Crawfish App, the price for boiled crawfish averages $7.99 per pound.
"We also expect at least a couple more crawfish price drops before Easter Sunday,” King said. “But be prepared to spend significantly more than usual on your Easter boils.”
King said last summer's dry temperatures are still affecting crawfish this season.
"Almost half of Louisiana’s crawfish ponds were devastated by the drought, so production is not going to get to normal levels," King said. "This means crawfish prices will not get down to normal levels either."
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