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Long-time US importers ‘shocked’ by still-rising blue swimming crab prices

'I don't think we've seen the top of it yet because we're going into peak demand and there are too many customers calling us that aren't our regular customers' -- senior exec at a large crab importer

By Jason Huffman | Oct. 18, 2021 17:47 BST
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Blue swimming crabs in Southeast Asia. Credit: Rabbit_Photo/Shutterstock.com
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It's been 10 months since the prices of blue and red swimming crab started climbing precipitously, but they may have not reached the top yet, sources tell Undercurrent News [...]

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