Jiangsu farmers feel the pinch as demand for crabs plummets
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Orders">Orders</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="Yangcheng">Yangcheng</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="hairy">hairy</span> <span word="crabs">crabs</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="extravagance">extravagance</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sought">sought</span>-<span word="after">after</span> <span word="delicacy">delicacy</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nonetheless">nonetheless</span> <span word="skyrocketed">skyrocketed</span>.</p><p><span word="Crab">Crab</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="Yangcheng">Yangcheng</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="hairy">hairy</span> <span word="crabs">crabs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crustacean">crustacean</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="crabs">crabs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yangcheng">Yangcheng</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Suzhou">Suzhou</span>, <span word="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="furry">furry</span> <span word="claws">claws</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="crab">crab</span> <span word="roe">roe</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="historically">historically</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Mid">Mid</span>-<span word="Autumn">Autumn</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="banquet">banquet</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crabs">crabs</span> <span word="have">have</span> "<span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span>" <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Weilong">Weilong</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangcheng">Yangcheng</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="Hairy">Hairy</span> <span word="Crab">Crab</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Orders">Orders</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="by">by</span> 200 <span word="tons">tons</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>," <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, 1,750 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crabs">crabs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lake">lake</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>, <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supermarkets">supermarkets</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="vouchers">vouchers</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yipin">Yipin</span> <span word="Lotus">Lotus</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="association">association</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="manager">manager</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="surname">surname</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="departments">departments</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="orders">orders</span>.</p>
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