The Louisiana Crawfish Industry Has A problem. Processors can't hire enough peelers. We're in the peak of the season, with the first week in April typically being the peak sales week. AP reports, most of the workers who peel the bugs come from Mexico & Central America. The federal government issues 33,000 work visas twice a year, and the first allotment for 2015 was totally exhausted in January. Louisiana processors hired about 5,000 seasonal workers to peel crawfish last year If processors aren't able to find people to peel the mudbugs, they will have to cut back on how much they purchase from crawfish farmers. According to Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain, the crawfish industry could lose as much as $30 million.

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