Prepare fish fillets and clean chicken for Tet

(Baonghean.vn) - To meet people's consumption needs during Tet, craft villages, farm owners and livestock households in the districtDien Chau,Mr. Son actively produces clean products typical of the region.

Preparing fish fillet supply to serve Tet market in Dien Ngoc - Dien Chau.

* 1,500 tons of fish fillets supplied to the market at the end of the year

The fish filleting profession was introduced to Dien Ngoc in 2009, meeting the demand for products for fishermen and diversifying the products of the craft village, bringing high income to the people here. Every year from October this year to March next year, fishermen catch a lot of salmon. Large fish are consumed in the market and exported, while small fish are processed into fish fillets by purchasing facilities. After being purchased, the fish are scaled, cleaned, and the meat is removed, the remaining bones are imported to fishmeal processing factories.

At Nguyen Van Hung's facility, more than 100 workers are focusing on putting fish into storage, cutting fish to deliver to a customer in Da Nang. Hung said: On peak days, the facility can process up to 3 tons of fish. Salmon is purchased from many coastal areas in and outside the province at a price of about 13,000 - 15,000 VND/kg, after being cut into meat, it is sold at 43,000 VND/kg. Fish fillets are transferred to the freezer and customers come to pick them up to process into delicious seasoned fish.

Fish fillets are separated from meat and bones and then frozen for customers to import for processing.

Dien Ngoc has 7 fish fillet production facilities, providing seasonal jobs for 800 local female workers with an average income of 4 million VND/month. Currently, the facilities are in the production season to serve the Tet market, so fish are purchased from many places and worked day and night. People in Dien Ngoc craft village strive to produce 1,500 tons of fish fillets, reaching a value of over 60 billion VND, to serve the market at the end of the year.

* Raising nearly 7,000 clean chickens to serve Tet

Many households in Anh Son invest in raising chickens for Tet.

Mr. Bui Dang Thich's family in village 7, Duc Son commune raises 3,000 free-range chickens to serve the market. The family's breeding area is clean, and the chicken feeding and drinking water systems are scientifically arranged. Mr. Thich shared: "To have a flock of healthy, beautiful chickens to serve the market during Tet, my family always focuses on the VietGAP farming process, from the stage of selecting breeds to the stage of care. Along with that, we raise chickens in the garden to make the meat more delicious."

In Cam Son commune, the 1,000 chicken raising model of Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan's family in Hoi Lam village is growing healthily. Mr. Tuan happily said: Currently, thanks to good care, the chickens have reached a weight of approximately 1 kg. It is expected that in 2 months, the chickens will reach 1.8-2 kg, large enough to supply the Tet market. With a price of 90,000 VND/kg, it is estimated that the chicken flock will earn a profit of 70-100 million VND.

Clean chicken in Duc Son - Anh Son

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Dang, Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Anh Son district, said: To meet the growing demand for food consumption, livestock farming households have now changed their farming practices from small-scale, free-range farming to semi-free-range farming, including 15-20 chicken farming models with a scale of 1,000 chickens or more.

During the 2017 Lunar New Year alone, the market will be able to supply about 5,000 to 7,000 high-quality chickens. To improve the quality of chickens to meet consumer demand, the district also directed and guided farms and households to strengthen the implementation of biosafety farming processes.

Mai Giang - Huyen Trang