Crawfish consumers hurt by higher-than-usual prices earlier this season finally are seeing some relief this week, with prices dropping by an average 50 cents per pound as warmer weather has increased the crawdads' supply.
But high demand as Easter approaches likely will cause prices to rise back up next week, before they drop more substantially as supply greatly increases in the weeks following Holy Week.
Live crawfish prices at metro New Orleans and Baton Rouge markets this week ranged from $2.29 to $2.80 per pound, and boiled crawfish are selling anywhere between $2.99 and $4.40 a pound, according to a survey of several supermarkets and seafood retailers.
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