Khanh Hoa: Hundreds of tons of "squash" grouper production, fishermen lost hundreds of millions

Mr. Huynh Van Hung - Head of Hoa Diem village, Cam Thinh Dong commune, Cam Ranh city said that in previous years, grouper fishermen sold at prices ranging from 150,000 - 170,000 VND / kg, even at times sold for more than 200,000 VND / kg. However, in the past few days due to the epidemic effect of Covid-19, grouper could not be exported to foreign markets. Meanwhile, the domestic market consumes very slowly, causing the price of grouper to continuously decline. Currently, the selling price is only from 90,000 - 110,000 VND / kg, down nearly 50% compared to the previous crop. According to Mr. Tran Duc Van (Cam Thinh Dong commune, Cam Ranh city), the consumption of grouper has been very slow in recent months and traders only buy in limited quantity. In the years before there was no translation, Covid-19 always sold at over 160,000 VND / kg. However, at present, the average price of grouper is only 100,000 VND / kg. With this price, farmers have heavy losses. Currently, Mr. Van's ...