Nghe An: Thousands of tons of seafood stagnant in frozen warehouses due to inability to export

Mr. Le Hoi Hung - owner of a frozen warehouse in Quynh Lap commune (Hoang Mai town) said that there is too much frozen seafood in stock. Photo: Quang An

Mr. Le Hoi Hung - Director of Doan Ket Cooperative in Quynh Lap commune (town)Hoang Mai) said: The Cooperative has 30 cold storages, specializing in freezing seafood products; anchovies, spotted fish, squid... with a reserve of 3,000 tons. Most of the Cooperative's frozen seafood was previouslyexport to China

However, since the Covid-19 pandemic, China has stopped importing seafood, causing frozen goods to be in stock with increasing quantities.

Although the cooperative is looking for every solution to consume domestic seafood, the inventory is still large. Currently there are still about 2,000 tons.

Frozen seafood warehouses in Hoang Mai town still have too much inventory because they have not been able to export since the beginning of the year. Photo: Xuan Hoang

"Never before has there been so much frozen seafood in stock. Goods cannot be exported, so we have to find ways to consume domestically, and prices have to be reduced by 20-25%" - Mr. Le Hoi Hung shared.

In Tam Tien hamlet, Quynh Lap commune (Hoang Mai town), there are 5 cold storages in the same situation.

Quynh Nghia Commune (Quynh Luu) has many seafood freezing warehouses. A seafood freezing facility owner here said that his family's freezing warehouse can store nearly 300 tons of seafood. Previously, the facility specialized in exporting to China, Korea, Malaysia... However, since the Covid-19 epidemic appeared inChinaand many countries in the world, so the family's seafood export faces many difficulties.

Seafood exports are usually shrimp, squid, anchovies... Photo: Quang An

Due to difficulties in seafood exports, freezing facilities are always full, causing seafood prices to drop during the time when many fishing boats return.

Currently, in Nghe An, there are more than 300 seafood freezing warehouses, concentrated in the districts of Quynh Luu, Dien Chau, Hoang Mai Town, Cua Lo Town... with a total capacity of tens of thousands of tons. Through research, it is known that freezing facilities specializing in domestic consumption have a small inventory level; for freezing facilities specializing in exporting to foreign countries, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, it is difficult to sell, and the amount of goods in inventory is too large.