Toward the Lunar New Year, bringing its own blessings to the crab sellers. Why not? Because happiness is not only felt by Chinese citizens only. Smile sumringah also shown crab sellers in Pasuruan, East Java because of sales turnover increased 100 percent.
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According to the information, the crab became one of the Chinese people hunted ahead of Imlek. The color of the crab that turns red after being cooked, becomes the favorite menu.
Believed, red crabs can bring good luck.
For crab sellers, luck is definitely felt because they are inundated with orders so that sales turnover is skyrocketing. "If you want to order many Lunar New Year. Increase up to one hundred percent, "said M Sigit, 32, crab seller in Kalianyar Village, Bangil Sub-district, Pasuruan Regency.
Assisted by two employees, Sigit seemed busy packing the crab to be sold. In addition to being sold in the local market, crabs are also exported to Hong Kong and China. The most hunted crab species are crabs that are laying eggs and crabs.
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If the usual day only sells half a quintal of crabs laying eggs per day, before the Lunar sale can reach 1 quintal per day. "For male crabs, usually 25 kg is now 50 kg per day," explained Sigit, smiling.
Not only increased demand, Sigit also reap the benefits of tens of millions of rupiah because of soaring crab prices. For super-spawn laying crabs sold at a price of Rp 200 thousand per kg, whereas a typical day is only Rp 100 thousand per kg. Male crabs are usually Rp 30 thousand per kg to Rp 70 per kg.
"Almost nothing to lose. It just can not meet many orders because the crab population continues to decrease, "he said. (Nurqomar)
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