Tourists excitedly buy Cua Lo seafood at the end of the holiday
(Baonghean.vn) - On the last day of the holiday, tourists in the coastal town of Cua Lo crowdedly rented electric cars to go shopping for seafood as gifts for their relatives. Although seafood consumption was high, prices remained stable.
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| Before leaving Cua Lo to end the holiday, tourists rent an electric car to go to Nghi Thuy fishing wharf market to buy seafood as gifts. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
On the last day of the holiday, although it was raining, from early morning, many tourists staying at Cua Lo beach town rented electric cars to Nghi Thuy fishing port, Hom market to buy seafood as gifts. From 6am, the fishing port was crowded with tourists, the amount of seafood sold increased dramatically compared to normal days. Many small traders mobilized all their staff to go to the fishing port to sell, grill fish and package them to serve tourists.
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| Cua Lo mackerel is a popular choice among tourists. Photo: Thanh Cuong. |
Ms. Hoang Bien Thuy, a tourist from Hanoi, said: "Today is our last day in Cua Lo, so we woke up early and took a tram to the fishing wharf to choose and buy fresh fish and squid as gifts for our relatives. We bought whole mackerel, grilled them, packaged them, and vacuum-sealed them so they could be preserved for a long time. In general, the prices of seafood have increased slightly, but with such fresh products, a slight increase in price is acceptable."
According to a survey, during the holidays, although there are many tourists and a large amount of seafood consumption, the prices of seafood at fishing ports and markets remain stable, with only a few types of seafood increasing slightly.
Specifically: Fish in cages ranges from 130,000-150,000 VND/kg; mackerel 230-250,000 VND/kg; farmed shrimp 200,000 VND/kg (up 30,000 VND/kg); squid 230-250,000 VND/kg (up 20-30,000 VND/kg); clams, snails, and mussels of all kinds increase from 30,000 VND - 50,000 VND/kg. In particular, crab prices have increased sharply, normally priced from 200,000-500,000 VND/kg, now doubled, and grade 1 crabs are priced at 1,000,000 VND/kg.
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| Crab prices have doubled compared to normal days. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy, a seafood trader at Nghi Thuy fishing port, said: “The number of customers these days is quite large, the amount of goods sold is many times higher than usual. Thanks to the abundant exploitation, seafood is not scarce, and prices are also stable. Only crabs and mackerel have increased in price compared to normal days, of which mackerel is the best-selling item, sold out very early.”
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| Grilled fish service is "in high demand" during this holiday season. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
As for seafood at Hom market (Cua Lo town), the number of customers coming to buy is quite large. In particular, dried seafood such as: various types of dried fish, dried shrimp, prawns, dried squid, fish sauce, etc. are also very "hot" in sales.
Mr. Hoang Van Yen, a dried fish kiosk owner in Nghi Thuy ward, said: "To welcome the 2019 tourist season, my family has stocked up on dozens of tons of various kinds of dried seafood. Because we have proactively sourced goods, even though the number of customers is quite large, the prices are still the same as usual."
To create a good impression for tourists when coming to Cua Lo, before the tourist season, we held a meeting to thoroughly understand the spirit of not raising or forcing prices, not soliciting customers to businesses and traders in the ward.
In particular, to ensure correct and sufficient weighing for customers, at Nghi Thuy fish wharf market and Hom market, the ward has set up control weighing stations; the ward authorities coordinate with the market management board to remind traders to comply with regulations on prices, price posting, goods ensuring food hygiene and safety, and having clear origin and source...
