Strike. Market correction. Product shortfall. Pick any one, two or three of those scenarios, since any combination may emerge when the Canadian snow crab season kicks off.
Set to start as early as 1 April, a fast getaway to the season may not be the case. Fishermen unhappy with what they felt were low start-of-the-season prices last year that later jumped about USD 1 a pound could clash with processors unhappy after losing money.
“You’ve got the processors basically putting their foot down aft…