Near Tet, commercial shrimp prices in Nghe An increased dramatically
These days before Lunar New Year, the price of brackish water shrimp in Nghe An has increased dramatically to 300,000 VND/kg.
In the days leading up to Lunar New Year, many brackish water shrimp farmers in Nghe An province are harvesting the winter crop, supplying fresh food to the market. Due to high demand, the price of commercial shrimp has increased significantly compared to the rest of the year.
Mr. Nguyen Cuong's family in Hamlet 2, Dien Trung Commune (Dien Chau) has 6 hectares of brackish water shrimp farming ponds. Due to investing in shrimp farming using high technology, the annual yield is high, especially the third crop of shrimp farming is always successful.
Mr. Cuong said that every year, the demand for commercial shrimp is usually high during the Lunar New Year, so he invested in raising shrimp for the third crop on an area of 3 hectares of ponds. During this Tet holiday, his family sold more than 5 tons of commercial shrimp. The selling price near Tet is quite high compared to the middle months of the year, the type of shrimp 35 pieces/kg is priced at 300,000 VND/kg, the type of shrimp 40 pieces/kg is sold at 270,000 VND/kg, the type 50 pieces/kg is priced at 250,000 VND/kg. This price is an increase of 30,000 - 40,000 VND/kg compared to normal days.
"Currently, the remaining commercial shrimp in the pond is estimated at about 30 tons, which will be sold in January, when the price of shrimp will be even higher. Because experience from many years ago shows that after Tet, shrimp prices increase due to scarce supply, while the market consumes strongly. Therefore, every year, the family calculates the time to release the shrimp, take care of them and harvest them near Tet and at the beginning of the year," said Mr. Cuong.
In some communes of Quynh Bang and Quynh Luong (Quynh Luu); Quynh Xuan ward (Hoang Mai town), some shrimp farming facilities applying technology also harvest to sell during Tet.
Mr. Ho Dang Tam - Director of Quynh Bang General Agricultural Cooperative said: In the commune, there are more than 115 hectares of shrimp ponds, of which, people raise about 15 hectares in the winter crop. At the end of the year, near Tet, people harvested about 17 tons of commercial shrimp. Like previous years, due to the high demand for fresh seafood, shrimp prices increased dramatically, from 270,000 VND to 300,000 VND/kg (35 - 35 shrimp/kg).
Quynh Luu district has more than 500 hectares of shrimp ponds, but most of them are for the main crop. Because the shrimp farming areas have not applied technology, it is difficult to succeed in the third crop, so the shrimp output at the end of the year is low, while the demand for fresh shrimp is high. Therefore, households that invest in applying technology will have high income, because the selling price of shrimp during this Tet holiday is much higher than usual.
Currently, in the province, there are 70 facilities applying high-tech shrimp farming models, suitable for multi-stage shrimp farming with an area of 121 hectares. These pond areas are invested in year-round shrimp farming, giving high productivity.
Mr. Le Van Huong - Deputy Head of the Department of Fisheries and Fisheries Control said: Investing in shrimp farming using high technology, not depending on the weather, so each year can raise 5-6 batches, with a yield of 15-20 tons/ha. Therefore, applying high technology to shrimp farming is inevitable, in order to cope with climate change, environmental pollution, reduce input costs and improve the quality of shrimp products./.
