Alaska crab in high demand after pandemic market shift June 24th 11:39 am |
Crab has been one of the hottest commodities since the COVID pandemic forced people in 2020 to buy and cook seafood at home and demand is even higher this year.
Crab is now perceived as more affordable when compared to the cost to enjoy it at restaurants, said global seafood supplier Tradex, and prices continue to soar.
That s how it s playing out for Dungeness crab in Kodiak and, hopefully, in Southeast Alaska, where the summer fishery got underway June 15.
Kodiak s fishery opened on May 1 and 76,499 pounds have been landed so far by just eight boats, compared to 29 last year. The Kodiak price this season was reported as high as $4.25 a pound for the crab that weigh over 2 pounds on average. That compares to a 2020 price of $1.85 for a catch of nearly three-million pounds, the highest in 30 years, with a fishery value of nearly $5.3 million.
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