Record catches aren’t necessarily great for lobstermen.
对捕虾人而言,近来的销售业绩不算太好。
In 2017, Maine caught 126 million pounds of lobsters, which at the time was off the charts. Prices promptly plunged.
在2017年,美国缅因州的渔夫们捕获了1亿2600万吨龙虾,这在当时是破纪录的成绩,然而龙虾的价格却遭遇了剧烈下滑。
The luxury crustacean that typically retails for around $18 a pound was suddenly “cheaper than deli meats.”
这些零售价一般为18美元一磅的奢美大虾一夜之间成了廉价的滞销货,价格“比熟肉还便宜”。
So desperate were lobstermen to offload their supply that lobster were selling for as little as $1.25 a pound—even though the break-even point is roughly $4 per pound.
捕龙虾的人实在太绝望了,为了清空存货,他们把龙虾贱卖到1.25美元/磅,然而盈利底线却是4美元/磅。
Last year, Maine lobstermen landed around the same volume they had during the catastrophic glut of 2017.
去年,缅因州的渔夫们又获得了大丰收,产量与2017年惨淡的滞销时节相当。
This time, however, prices per pound were comfortably above the break-even mark.
不过,今年每磅龙虾的价格却令人十分欣慰,渔夫们可以收支平衡啦。
So how can Maine’s docks be crawling with lobsters without dragging down prices? It’s (mostly) thanks to China.
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