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Sour economy pushes down Northeast lobster prices
itemlive.com ^
| October 9, 2008
| David Liscio
Posted on 10/09/2008 2:38:49 PM PDT by GQuagmire
LYNN - A devastated national economy has sent Maine lobster prices spiraling downward as cash-strapped consumers cut back on seafood delicacies and fishermen wrestle with rising costs for bait and fuel.
With off-the-boat prices as low as $2.60 a pound this week, some lobstermen say they’re ready to pursue different careers. Some dealers bracing for the loss reportedly are suggesting the lobstermen set fewer traps, which would create artificial scarcity and likely push prices upward.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; US: Maine; US: Massachusetts; US: New Hampshire
KEYWORDS: economy; lobster
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Guess what I'm having for dinner tonight.........
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posted on
10/09/2008 2:38:49 PM PDT
by
GQuagmire
To: GQuagmire
My family on Cape Cod bought lobster for fifty cents a pound last week, something that’s not uncommon back there.
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posted on
10/09/2008 2:40:21 PM PDT
by
PeterFinn
(Buraq HUSSEIN Obama. If the libs don't like his name then why support him?)
To: GQuagmire
I’ve never had it but we don’t get too many from the great lakes.
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posted on
10/09/2008 2:41:27 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Paying taxes for bank bailouts is apparently the patriotic thing to do. [/sarc])
To: GQuagmire
$2.60 a lb for what is essentially a giant sea cockroach... Lord knows I wouldn’t pay that... I think thats unbelievable high price for what at the end of the day you are buying.
To: HamiltonJay
A very tasty giant sea cockroach nonetheless
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posted on
10/09/2008 2:46:22 PM PDT
by
GQuagmire
(Giggety,Giggety,Giggety)
To: GQuagmire
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posted on
10/09/2008 2:46:37 PM PDT
by
RobRoy
(This is comical)
To: GQuagmire
I’l be glad when the low prices get to Texas. I could eat lobster every night!
To: HamiltonJay
If only land cockroaches tasted as good...
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posted on
10/09/2008 2:47:12 PM PDT
by
RobRoy
(This is comical)
To: GQuagmire
> A very tasty giant sea cockroach nonetheless
LOL - Indeed.
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posted on
10/09/2008 2:47:28 PM PDT
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: GQuagmire
Is it time to sneak some money out of the food budget for a dinner at Red Lobster?
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posted on
10/09/2008 2:48:54 PM PDT
by
jacquej
To: GQuagmire
Good news for the lobsters, may they multiply and be happy.
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posted on
10/09/2008 2:55:29 PM PDT
by
boomop1
To: OneWingedShark
A very tasty giant sea cockroach nonetheless It's the butter - stupid - it's the butter! /S
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posted on
10/09/2008 2:58:20 PM PDT
by
Freeper
(Remote Space is not that Remote. If you could drive your car straight up - it's only an hour away.)
To: GQuagmire
MOAR! We want moar!!!!
To: GQuagmire
Some dealers bracing for the loss reportedly are suggesting the lobstermen set fewer traps, which would create artificial scarcity and likely push prices upward.
Taking a pageout of the Saudi's playbook hmmm? WHat shall we call it? LOBPEC?
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posted on
10/09/2008 3:35:50 PM PDT
by
steel_resolve
(We are living in the post-rational world where being a moron is an asset)
To: GQuagmire
Great,maybe I can afford to buy some now! Love lobster.
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posted on
10/09/2008 4:18:56 PM PDT
by
calex59
To: GQuagmire
A very tasty giant sea cockroach nonetheless Yep, lobster is great, but you have to admit, the first person to eat one either had a lot of guts or was starving to death!
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posted on
10/09/2008 4:21:34 PM PDT
by
calex59
To: RobRoy
“If only land cockroaches tasted as good...”
Ummm ... how do they taste?
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posted on
10/09/2008 4:59:22 PM PDT
by
Cincinnatus.45-70
(Patriotism to DemocRats is like sunlight to Dracula.)
To: Cincinnatus.45-70
>>Ummm ... how do they taste?<<
Like chicken!
C’mon. You asked for it! ;)
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posted on
10/09/2008 5:18:04 PM PDT
by
RobRoy
(This is comical)
To: GQuagmire
Sarah and Todd Palin need to connect with the fishermen in ME 2nd District.
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posted on
10/09/2008 5:26:08 PM PDT
by
cmj328
To: cripplecreek
My FRiend, you don’t know what you’re missing.
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posted on
10/09/2008 5:26:32 PM PDT
by
stevio
(Crunchy Con - God, guns, guts, and organically grown crunchy nuts.)
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