The town of putu is one of the city's largest shuttle crab farms. From 14 february onwards, the squirt crabs that were farmed at the potos pond, puto district, began fishing. One year of hard work, and by the harvest season, farmers should be happy, but many farmers are not happy to say anything. Because of the production and price of the porcupine crabs, they have experienced the lowest periods in recent years。
According to preliminary statistics, at present, more than 80 per cent of shuttle crab farmers suffer losses。
It's half as cheap as it was in 2012
On 2 march, almost 20 acres of porcupine crabs, raised by liu han's army, a farmer, were all taken up by the quantang community of the town. This year, he's fed a total of 150 kilos of crabs, earning $13,000. Added to the income of bamboo shrimp and platinum, total income is less than $50,000 a year。
According to liu hanjun, the last year did not include interest on farm investment, did not include wages and was at least at a cost of around $40,000。
The village of liu quyu, a villager of the five star community, has contracted 17 acres of ponds for the production of crabs and shrimps. When the crabs were caught, the writer saw a dozen farmers in the ponds contracted by liu, wearing waterpants, and with crab catchers, helping liu quuu to quench the crabs。
The wife of lau, while picking up the male and female crabs, said to the writer with a sad face, that today the merchants come to buy the crabs, which cost less than $110 per kilogram, and that the price of the crabs is less than half the price of the crabs, which is the lowest price for the crabs for more than a decade, and 130 dollars lower per kilogram, compared to the highest price in 2012。
Liu's wife left a check for the writer. Last year they invested nearly $100,000 in shrimp ponds to buy crab seedlings, shrimp seedlings and baits, but actually earned more than 20,000 for shrimp. This time, even if the crabs were able to reach 500 kg, they would have earned only about $40,000 on average 80 kg. Plus 20,000 for shrimp, the total income will not exceed $65,000。
A year of hard work would cost at least $40,000. "this is how allah really doesn't want to farm, and if the shrimp ponds that he's contracted now can be retired, i'm really grateful." liu's wife is sad to say。
I can't afford to be a farmer. Loss
The liu song army of the six-standing junction village is known to be the earth expert in the poaching. He also contracted a 10-acre pond farming in rolling dragon village。
According to the liu song army, he is currently carrying 750 kg of herb crab. On the basis of an average sales price of $80 per kilogram, income is around $60,000. Even a little bit more, the income would not exceed $70,000. In addition to income from shrimp and scallops, total income is only around $110,000. “my income is still within reach among the farmers, but i would actually lose out on costs and farm wages, plus interest.” the liu song army said. “i would have waited for another round, and perhaps the price of the crab would have been higher, but some of the female crabs would have started to become crabs, because the weather had warmed up, and if they had not, they would have affected the quality of the crabs.” according to the grower, the shigs。
Imbalance between supply and demand, leading to farming difficulties
Why is it so low this year? This is due to two reasons, namely, the significant increase in the number of wild crabs as a result of large-scale displacements of seedlings, as marine resources are protected, and the increase in the number of attacks on the production and marketing of ovarian crabs。
The second is the fact that there are fewer people who buy gifts and have an annual dinner. The crabs are colded out。
According to the chief of the fishery and farming section of the government of the town of sanya, there are currently over 12,000 acres of peri-cub farming in the town. Since piston crab farming is the main economic income of the farmers, the vast majority of the farmers depend on the pedestal crab farming. This year, however, there is a low price for porcupines, which is directly related to the situation where supply is greater than demand。
In this connection, you remind the large number of farmers that they must do their utmost in the future bidding process for shrimp ponds, so as not to raise the bid price blindly in order to avoid greater economic losses。
It is known that the price of the six-crossed crab has now recovered, with the female selling at around $130 per kilogram, but that there are few left in the pond and that the losses for the farmer are set。
