Economy

Nghe An's seafood processing villages are busy during the Tet holiday season.

Thanh Phuc • December 6, 2024 14:13

With less than two months until the 2025 Lunar New Year, considered the biggest production period of the year, people in coastal villages throughout the province are busy preparing seafood products to supply the market.

In the last month of 2024, taking advantage of favorable weather, fishermen actively ventured out to sea to fish. As boats returned to port, shrimp, fish, and squid were immediately purchased by traders to supply raw materials to processing facilities in the area. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Towards the end of the year, China increased its purchases of dried scad fish, so Tran Van Chung's processing facility (Quynh Lap commune, Hoang Mai town) focused on buying fresh scad fish, steaming, drying, and packaging them for export. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Every day, 25 workers operate at full capacity to process 15 tons of fresh scad fish into dried scad fish for export. Photo: Thanh Phuc

cá gia vị — Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu, owner of My Thu seafood processing facility (Quynh Lap commune, Hoang Mai town), said: “Currently, we are preparing nearly 8 tons of goods with 2 cold storage facilities to serve the Tet market. These mainly include squid, peeled shrimp, scad, and various types of marinated fish…”. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Squid, dried squid, and sun-dried squid are popular items during Tet (Lunar New Year). Therefore, cold storage facilities are actively stocking up to meet market demand. Photo: Thanh Phuc

đóng gói — After processing, the seafood is carefully packed in cardboard boxes, clearly labeled, and stored in a freezer. Photo: Thanh Phuc

kho đông — The cold storage facilities are overflowing with seafood for Tet (Lunar New Year). Photo: Thanh Phuc

At this time, fish sauce processing facilities in Nghi Hai, Nghi Huong, and Nghi Thuy (Vinh City) are also in the process of extracting and bottling fish sauce to supply distributors. Photo: Thanh Phuc

nc mắm — As it's the Lunar New Year season, the packaging has changed considerably, mainly featuring glass bottles in elegant paper boxes, with various volumes ranging from 200ml to 1,000ml to meet customer needs. Photo: Thanh Phuc

hàng tết — Products such as battered fried shrimp, fish cakes, squid cakes, etc., are prepared in large quantities by these establishments, processed, frozen, and shipped to provinces and cities throughout the country. Photo: Thanh Phuc

ghép 3 — Vacuum-packed grilled mackerel, sun-dried mackerel, sun-dried scad… are among the best-selling items during the year-end holiday season. Ms. Nguyen Thi Tai, owner of a seafood processing facility in Nghi Thuy (Vinh City), said: “Besides whole fresh mackerel, grilled mackerel and sun-dried mackerel are very popular in the market. Therefore, we have been purchasing raw materials for the past month and focusing our processing capacity to supply goods for Tet (Lunar New Year) to our wholesale customers.” (Photo: Thanh Phuc)

Steamed scad fish with sugarcane smoke – a specialty of the people of Nghi Thuy coastal village – is also a delicious dish on the ancestral altars of many families in Nghe An province. In Nghi Thuy, there are currently 5-7 households preserving this traditional craft due to the meticulous preparation. During Tet (Lunar New Year), each kilogram of steamed scad fish usually costs between 100,000 and 130,000 VND. Photo: Thanh Phuc

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