date:Dec 25, 2012
sized claws - served with traditional mustard sauce - can fetch more than $40 depending on the market price.
One pound of medium claws that fishermen used to sell for $8.50, now sells for $14, with jumbo claws fetching more than $20 per pound.
Fewer fishermen on the water could mean an even smaller supply, further pushing up prices further and forcing some vendors to dip into frozen stock to meet nationwide demand.
I'm lucky if I can supply half of the demand I am getting, said Duarte.