Crawfish season is thriving with larger yields and favorable weather, but labor shortages are slowing farm operations.

Despite a slow start, Texas crawfish production remains steady, and consumers can expect an average season amid ongoing ...

HAMSHIRE, TX -- Crawfish, mudbugs, crawdaddys; no matter what you call them, they're downright delicious. Whether you're ordering them by the pound at a local restaurant, or pulling them from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. George Macias picks up crawfish traps while harvesting the catch at Bayou Best Crawfish Farm in Sour Lake, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026.

Shortage of H-2B visas threatens Louisiana's $640m crawfish industry, leaving the state's 20 crawfish processors with no option to hire migrant workers.

Peeling plants are scrambling for seasonal workers, but one area plant owner says locals aren’t lining up for the jobs.

WINNIE, TX (KTRK) -- It's the peak of crawfish season, and it's become a big business in Texas. Chances are you've had a pound or two, or 10. But have you ever wondered what it takes to get them from ...

KAPLAN, La. (AP) — Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he's finding a less welcome catch in some of the fields he manages in southern Louisiana. Snails. Big ones. For ...

Climate Rice and Crawfish Pests A crawfish crawls through apple snails after harvest Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, at a farm in Kaplan, La. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel ...