Nghe An specialty shrimp price increased to record level

Shrimp is one of the famous seafood specialties of Nghe An, produced in large quantities in the districts.Dien Chau, Cua Lo, Quynh Luu. This is a valuable specialty, favored by the market, but currently the productionshrimpare facing many difficulties.

Due to the decrease in fishing output, fresh shrimp arriving at the port are consumed very quickly. Photo: QA

Ms. Dao Kim Oanh, a shrimp producer in Dien Ngoc commune, Dien Chau district, said: For the past 3 months, shrimp production has been stagnant due to a serious shortage of raw materials. Previously, each trip back from the sea, I imported 1.5 - 2 tons of fresh shrimp to make shrimp, but now I can only import 2 - 3 quintals.

Shrimp produced mainly include shrimp and prawn, currently the price of fresh shrimp has increased from 30 - 50%. Photo: QA

That is also the common mood of shrimp producers in Dien Chau district at the present time. People said that this year, seafood fishing has encountered many difficulties, the amount of fresh shrimp at sea is decreasing. In September and October, many storms appeared, so going to sea was delayed, "shortage is getting worse"

Ms. Tran Thi Truc, a producershrimpOthers said: Due to the decrease in catch, the supply is not enough to meet market demand, so the price of fresh shrimp has increased sharply, the price of shrimp has increased from 110,000 VND to 150,000 VND/kg, and the price of shrimp has increased from 200,000 VND to nearly 300,000 VND/kg. If any household produces peeled shrimp and needs a large amount of fresh shrimp, the input cost will be very high.

Shrimp production is facing many difficulties due to raw material shortage. Photo: QA

Due to lack of raw materials and high input costs, some households are unable to survive and have had to temporarily stop production. Other establishments are operating at a low level, cutting about 50% of their regular workforce.

Faced with these difficulties, the price of finished shrimp on the market has now increased to a record high. For shrimp production using shrimp pellets, it has increased from 600,000 VND/kg to 1.1 - 1.2 million VND/kg. For penaeid shrimp, it has now reached over 2 million VND/kg. However, this type of shrimp is rarely produced as shrimp because of its high cost.

Currently, the price of finished shrimp has increased to a record level. Photo: QA

Despite facing many difficulties, according to the forecast of coastal people, in the coming time when the weather is stable, boats will return to sea, seafood output, including fresh shrimp, will increase.

Shrimp is produced all year round, but the main season is from April to September because the source of sea shrimp is very abundant. Shrimp selected to make shrimp must be fresh and uniform. Thanks to the development of shrimp processing, nearly 25,000 tons of fresh shrimp are consumed by fishermen every year. Not only that, shrimp are also imported from other districts such as Quynh Luu, Nghi Loc, Cua Lo... Currently, in Dien Chau, there are about 150 households making shrimp, of which 20 establishments specialize in purchasing and producing shrimp concentrated in the two communes of Dien Ngoc and Dien Bich, Dien Chau shrimp output is 22 tons/year, bringing in a value of about 14 billion VND. Shrimp has been selected by the People's Committee of Dien Chau district as one of the local OCOP products.

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