(ZEROHEDGE) – Restaurants have suffered throughout the virus pandemic, and the shortage of everything doesn't seem to be waning anytime soon. We told readers in June about a worsening crabmeat shortage that sent prices soaring. Heading into September, crabmeat prices soared to record highs forcing restaurants to either pass along the costs to consumers or remove crab products from menus.
One of the top crab restaurants in Baltimore, Maryland, called Jimmy's Famous Seafood, serves customers Maryland crab cakes, steamed crabs, crab soup, and other types of seafood. The restaurant ships crab cakes to customers all over the country and recently warned about "menu prices have recently increased due to the international crabmeat shortage which has decimated our industry."
Gail Furman is one of the owners of Max's Taphouse in the Inner Harbor region of Baltimore. She told ABC News crabmeat prices are at "astronomical" levels that are forcing her to "remove crab products off our menus."
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