Farmers in Hoang Mai town are excited to harvest oysters to sell for Tet.

Thanh Phuc• February 3, 2024 07:26

(Baonghean.vn) - These days, many people in Hoang Mai town are busy harvesting oysters to serve the market for the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin. Oysters have a good harvest and good prices, so farmers are very excited...

According to statistics, in Hoang Mai town, oysters are raised in the following localities: Quynh Di, Mai Hung, Quynh Lap, Quynh Phuong, with over 250 households participating in farming. To have oysters to sell during Tet, people plant seeds from June 2023. After 6 months, oysters are harvested. Starting from the 11th lunar month, many households harvest scatteredly, but most of them concentrate at the end of the year, when market demand increases. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Harvesting oysters is quite hard work, having to sit precariously on bamboo trunks, pull up the oyster strings, and cut them into net bags. Photo: Thanh Phuc

After harvesting, the oyster bags will be transported by boat. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Then use a large boat to transport them to shore. Photo: Thanh Phuc

During the harvest season, this profession creates seasonal jobs for dozens of local workers with wages ranging from 200,000-250,000 VND/person/day. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Workers are hired to collect oyster ropes, transport oysters, pry open oysters... Photo: Thanh Phuc

Oyster prices have increased at the end of the year, currently the price of whole oysters is at 100,000-120,000 VND/kg, so people are very excited. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Oyster farming is low cost, 1 oyster vine, investment cost is about 5,000 VND, after 6-8 months of farming can be sold, 1 vine can harvest 1-1.2 kg of oyster shell, with current price fluctuating from 25,000 - 30,000 VND/kg, people "pocket" 20,000 - 25,000 VND/vine, profit is 4-5 times higher than the initial cost. Photo: Thanh Phuc

After the harvest, many households prepared seeds and stocked new crops. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Thanh Phuc