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The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved emergency financial relief for struggling crawfish farmers and fisherman for a 2024 harvest that is down 50-90% across Louisiana, according to the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. However, the cash might not be enough to save next year's season.
There is some good news when it comes to what you will pay for crawfish this week. Crawfish prices went down this week by 50 cents per pound, according to Laney King, co-founder of The Crawfish App mobile app.
Another week, another drop in crawfish prices in Louisiana. Prices dropped "by another 50 cents per pound, making this the second price drop since Easter Sunday, according to Laney King, co-founder of The Crawfish App mobile app."
The average price of boiled crawfish went down by 30 cents and and the average price of live crawfish dropped by 28 cents, according to Laney King, co-founder of The Crawfish App.
This weekend is one of the biggest for getting and eating crawfish, especially in Lafayette, so you better hop on it now!