Earning billions of dong from shrimp farming in the first crop.
(Baonghean.vn) - After three months of intensive farming and care, many households in Quynh Luu district (Nghe An province) are now harvesting their first shrimp crop with joy and success, earning billions of VND.
(Baonghean.vn) - After three months of intensive farming and care, many households in Quynh Luu district (Nghe An province) are now harvesting their first shrimp crop with joy and success, earning billions of VND.
This is the sixth year that the family of Mr. Ho Dinh Anh in Quynh Bang commune has continued to rejoice as their shrimp harvest has been highly productive. With two ponds, one of which is currently being harvested, yielding nearly 9 tons of shrimp (averaging 40 shrimp per kilogram) at a price of over 200,000 VND per kilogram, Mr. Anh has earned a profit of over 1.3 billion VND this shrimp farming season.
To ensure successful shrimp farming, Mr. Ánh always adheres to procedures and applies scientific methods to shrimp cultivation. With a pond area of nearly 5,000 m2, he stocks the shrimp at a density of 80 shrimp per m2 and uses microbial technology for farming.
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| After 90 days of raising shrimp in the first crop, Mr. Ho Dinh Anh in Quynh Bang commune (Quynh Luu district) earned a profit of over 1.3 billion VND. Photo: Viet Hung |
"Before stocking, you must fill the pond with clean water, and instead of using chlorine, use molasses to kill unwanted organisms (to cultivate beneficial bacteria), create a suitable environment, and then release the shrimp fry. The most important factor in shrimp farming is a clean environment," Mr. Anh shared.
Many shrimp farmers in Quynh Bang commune are also harvesting their crops with joy and good prices. For example, Mr. Thai Hung's family in Dong Hung village, who stocked four ponds with CP shrimp fry from the end of February, harvested over 20 tons after 90 days of farming; after deducting expenses, his family earned a profit of over 2 billion VND.
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| Traders from various places come to buy shrimp from the locals. Photo: Viet Hung |
The entire Quynh Bang commune has 186.6 hectares of shrimp farming area, of which 172 hectares are for the first shrimp crop. As of June 2nd, 21 households out of 140 in the commune have harvested shrimp with a yield of over 75 tons from an area of approximately 15 hectares; the average yield reached 5 tons/ha, generating tens of billions of VND in revenue.
According to Mr. Vu Van Duong, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Bang commune, the aquaculture situation is very promising at this time. Many shrimp farming households have earned a good income, with some earning 1-2 billion VND per season. Shrimp prices were relatively high at the beginning of the season, but decreased in early June; however, compared to last year's shrimp season, the purchase price is still higher.
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| Currently, shrimp of size 40 pieces/kg are priced at 200,000 - 220,000 VND/kg. Photo: Viet Hung |
Currently, many shrimp farmers in the communes of An Hoa, Quynh Minh, Quynh Luong, Quynh Thanh, and Quynh Thuan (Quynh Luu district) are urgently harvesting their first shrimp crop; at the same time, they are preparing their ponds to continue raising shrimp for the second crop.
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