Cua Lo fishing village is busy during Tet season
(Baonghean.vn) - On the occasion of Tet, products such as fish sauce, shrimp paste, dried shrimp and processed seafood begin to be consumed strongly, craft villages in the coastal area of Cua Lo are busy preparing for the big production season of the year...
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| After 8 months of fermentation, the shrimp paste batches are now ripe and fragrant enough to supply the Tet market. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
For two consecutive years, the peopleseafood processing village in Cua Lo townfaced difficulties when the Covid-19 epidemic broke out, seafood was in stock and sluggish. In the last months of the year, goods circulated better, the seafood market gradually warmed up, so the villagers were very excited.
At this time, shrimp paste and shrimp paste processing facilities are also busy with packaging, marketing and distributing products. Ms. Bui Thi Hang, a member of the Binh Minh Cooperative, Binh Minh seafood processing village (Nghi Thuy ward) said: "To have goods to serve this Tet season, since April, my family has selected the freshest sea shrimp and anchovies and fermented them. After 8 months, the fish sauce has now matured, with the right aroma and deliciousness. Currently, we are focusing on packaging for wholesale to agents and traders in markets in the province. It is predicted that this Tet, the amount of goods sold may increase 2-3 times compared to normal days...".
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| According to the production households' forecast, mackerel consumption at the end of the year will increase 2-3 times compared to normal days. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
Grilled mackerel in Cua Lois also a dish chosen by many people during Tet. In addition to serving on the tray, this is also a gift that many people look for. To meet customer requirements, Cua Lo grilled mackerel products are vacuum-sealed, packaged in beautiful paper boxes with weights of 1kg, 2kg and 4kg boxes.
According to Mr. Truong Nhu Hung, owner of Hung Nom grilled mackerel production facility (Nghi Hai), this Tet, it is expected to consume about 10 tons of mackerel, the main market is within the province and the southern provinces. Therefore, at present, in addition to mobilizing more workers, his production facility has invested in more machinery, equipment, and expanded the workshop for production. At the same time, the family's frozen warehouse has also prepared a large amount of carefully selected mackerel to serve Tet goods.
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| People in Hai Giang 1 fish sauce village decant, filter and package underground fish sauce products to supply to the Tet market. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
Mr. Hung said: “Although input costs have increased due to the impact of rising gasoline prices, we have signed contracts with distributors with stable prices. While in previous months, revenue decreased by 50% due to the Covid-19 epidemic, starting from this month, goods have sold better and the number of orders has increased. Currently, in addition to traditional customers, I am promoting consumption connections with Nghe An people in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia... From mid-November until now, on average, we have exported about 1 ton of mackerel to the market every day.”
Product recognitionachieved 3 OCOP stars at provincial level in 2021,Hai Giang 1 fish sauce craft village (Nghi Hai ward, Cua Lo town) is urgently completing the final stages to supply fish sauce to the Tet market.
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| Fish sauce production facilities are stepping up production and consumption for Tet orders. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
It is worth noting that, to ensure food hygiene and safety, in addition to fresh and delicious ingredients, the villagers have switched from fermenting in cement tanks to earthenware jars; packaging technology has also been replaced by modern production lines; plastic fish sauce bottles have been replaced by glass. To meet the demand for gifts during Tet, producers have introduced many designs such as 5-liter, 10-liter gift boxes or 1-liter, 2-liter gift baskets... to meet the needs of many customers.
In other households, people are also busy sorting and packaging dried seafood such as squid, shrimp, prawns, etc. to transport to wholesalers. According to the estimates of the production households, the demand for fish sauce, shrimp, frozen seafood, and dried seafood will increase 3-4 times compared to normal days. Therefore, at this time, people in the coastal area of Cua Lo have prepared goods to supply the market, contributing to bringing the salty taste of the sea to the Tet meal of each family.
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| Dried seafood products, seafood spring rolls, shrimp rolls, squid rolls... also sell well during Tet. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
“Hopefully, the Tet market will flourish, with people consuming large quantities of goods to compensate for the losses caused by the epidemic this year. In addition to providing traditional products, canned products, changing product designs, beautiful packaging, full labels, etc. will attract consumers to buy and give as gifts during Tet.”
