Despite a slow start, Texas crawfish production remains steady, and consumers can expect an average season amid ongoing demand, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.
Todd Sink, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension aquaculture specialist and director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Aquatic Diagnostics Laboratory, Bryan-College Station, said that while the harvest delay may initially result in some limited in-store availability, overall farm inventory is on par with an average year, and the supply lag should resolve as harvest ramps up.
Crawfish prices typically start higher at the beginning of the season, peak around Lent—the 40-day religious observance leading to Easter—and taper off as the season slows in early summer. Currently, live crawfish average around $5 per pound in Bryan-College Station and over $4 per pound in the Houston area.
PHOTO: Boiled Crawfish. (iStock-#139402992 │ FMontoya)
