There will be the largest seafood wholesale market in Nghe An

The People's Committee of Quynh Luu district has just drafted a plan to build a seafood wholesale market in the district. According to the planning location, the district will choose a location among the communes of Quynh Thuan (5 hectares); Tien Thuy (3 hectares); Quynh Nghia (3 hectares).

To build the wholesale market, the District People's Committee has a plan to use budget capital or investors in combination with investors in the form of public-private partnerships. The project implementation progress is expected from 2019 - 2021 with items such as surveying and selecting locations, supplementing planning; implementing construction...

Quynh Luu has more than 1,200 fishing vessels, catching over 62,000 tons of seafood each year. Photo: Viet Hung

Quynh Luu is the district with the largest seafood exploitation development in the province with more than 1,200 fishing vessels; the catch reaches more than 62,000 tons per year. In addition, the local aquaculture industry is also diversified with many farming objects such as shrimp, clams, crabs, freshwater fish... with an output of over 11,000 tons/year.

In reality, there is no centralized seafood market in the district, mainly small traders buy at the fishing port when the boats return or at ponds and lakes and then transport to markets inside and outside the district for distribution. Most rural markets in the area are small and scattered, many places have inappropriate market planning, violating traffic corridors; especially not ensuring food hygiene and safety.

In Quynh Luu district, there are 28 communal markets, 4 regional markets, 1 commercial center and a number of flea markets... However, most of the communal markets are small-scale and do not ensure food hygiene and safety. Photo: Viet Hung

If the wholesale market is built soon, it will play a role in attracting and concentrating a large amount of goods to continue distributing to traditional markets and other circulation channels.

Not only that, the wholesale market is also a consumption channel, connecting production with distribution and consumption; contributing to promoting fishery production, creating positive changes in rural trade activities. At the same time, awakening the potential of Quynh Luu seafood, is a factor for fishing boats, traders, purchasing for processing enterprises to attract customers here, creating the attention of many people in the seafood processing industry. Along with that, it is to improve the competitiveness of enterprises, solve jobs for many workers; especially with the control of functional sectors in ensuring food hygiene and safety.