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  • Cold Chain:Airport and reefer coordination
  • Pack Formats:Live oxygenated crate / Chilled gift box
  • Origin Region:Lower Yangtze breeding bases
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Chinese Mitten Crab

Seasonal live Chinese mitten crab from lower Yangtze farms. Available September–December for live export, chilled gift-box, and premium festive retail programs. Oxygenated transport and cold-chain documentation included.

This line should begin through the inquiry desk so specification, destination market, and documentation can be aligned first.

Reference buying range

$26 - $42 reference range

Final pricing should be confirmed against specification, pack format, destination market, and delivery conditions.

Program reference: JFE-CRAB-220
Supplier program

Jiangnan Fresh Export Co., Ltd.

Direct farm and packhouse program covering lower Yangtze aquatic specialties and seasonal water vegetables for export discussion.

Suzhou, ChinaVerified supplier
Cold Chain

Airport and reefer coordination

Use this as an opening alignment point in the buyer brief.

Pack Formats

Live oxygenated crate / Chilled gift box

Use this as an opening alignment point in the buyer brief.

Origin Region

Lower Yangtze breeding bases

Use this as an opening alignment point in the buyer brief.

Buying guidance

What buyers should align first

What shapes buying speed is rarely a single price point. It is whether specification, window, and fulfillment conditions are aligned early.

01

Confirm the buying objective

Clarify market, channel, and buying cadence before moving deeper into the line.

02

Lock the specification and pack

Bring form factor, size, and pack format into the same early discussion to avoid quote churn.

03

Check logistics and documents

Validate cold-chain, timing, and market requirements before committing the route.

04

Submit the formal inquiry

Once the brief is clear, the inquiry desk can respond against a more executable scenario.

Product brief

Commercial specification and program brief

Use the following information for first-pass fit assessment, then confirm the commercial details through the inquiry desk.

Cold ChainAirport and reefer coordination
Pack FormatsLive oxygenated crate / Chilled gift box
Origin RegionLower Yangtze breeding bases
Season WindowSeptember to December

The Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) is a prized seasonal delicacy across East and Southeast Asian markets, with established demand during the Mid-Autumn and year-end festive window. This program sources from lower Yangtze breeding bases in Jiangsu, where water quality, feed management, and harvest scheduling are controlled for export consistency.

Each crab ships in oxygenated live-transport crates with individual compartmenting. For gift-market buyers, chilled presentation boxes with cold-chain monitoring are also available. All shipments include origin certification, health inspection documentation, and bilingual (CN/EN) labeling.

Typical buyer discussions begin with harvest window confirmation, destination-market import requirements, packaging format, and transport routing — allowing commercial terms to be structured around real seasonal and logistical parameters rather than estimates.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Chinese Mitten Crab a seasonal program?

    Yes. The core commercial season is presented from September through December, and buyers normally confirm harvest timing, cold-chain routing, and presentation format through inquiry before final scheduling.

Next move

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