(Baonghean.vn) - Currently in the anchovy season, people in Quynh Di ward (Hoang Mai town) are concentrating their workforce to process, every day people here export dozens of tons of anchovy to the market.
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| From September to December, fish processing facilities in Phu Loi block (Quynh Di) operate at full capacity to supply products to the market. Because it is the season, each facility mobilizes about 10-15 workers to work, even working overtime in the evening. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| The fish are caught by fishermen at sea, and when they arrive at the port, the facilities come to the place to buy them, process them, and steam and dry them. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy, owner of a local anchovy processing facility, said that it is currently the season so she buys 5-7 tons of fresh anchovy every day for 15,000 VND/kg. After processing by steaming, drying and sun-drying technology, she packages and sells 3-4 tons to the market every day. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| In order for the product to be accepted by the market, the selection of raw materials is very important; therefore, the anchovies must be fresh and not preserved for a long time. When going through the steaming and drying machine, the appropriate temperature must be ensured so that the fish is both dry and ensures nutritional quality. After steaming and drying, workers transport them to the yard to dry in the sun. If the sun is strong, after 1 day they can be collected for packaging. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| After the fish is dried, workers put it into a separator to remove the fish heads. Every ton of fresh fish when processed for export only has about 600 kg left. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| After being processed and packaged, the market price of anchovies ranges from 37,000 VND to 40,000 VND/kg. Currently, anchovies are not only supplied to the domestic market but also exported to countries such as Laos, China, etc. Photo: Viet Hung |
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Quynh Di currently has 8 facilities for processing and drying anchovies for export. On average, the output of anchovies for export reaches more than 830 tons per year; in 2017, it is expected to export about 870 tons. Revenue from processing anchovies for export reaches nearly 40 billion VND/year. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| Ms. Le Thi Thuy Trang - an agricultural officer of Quynh Di ward said that the locality has a traditional profession of processing seafood; especially processing anchovies. Currently, there are two forms of processing: steaming and drying anchovies for export and processing anchovies into fish sauce with 1.9 million liters/year. Each year, the local seafood processing profession brings in nearly 100 billion VND/year in revenue. Photo: Viet Hung |
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