Nearly half a million dong a kilogram of seaweed in Vietnam

Compared to the "ocean's nest", dried seaweed - a specialty of the sea, is usually available all year round, but the quantity is not much. This type of seaweed, after being dried and processed, is currently sold by production units for 400,000-500,000 VND per kg. This price also increased by 30% compared to the same period last year. Ms. Hoa, the owner of a food store in District 5 (HCMC), said that seaweed is quite attractive to customers. Each time she imported about 1-2 quintals, but they were all bought by customers. "I am placing an order for Tet about 300 kg, but by now 70% of customers have ordered to make salad or cook tea," Ms. Hoa said. As a unit that collects tens of tons of dried cartilage seaweed every year in Phan Rang, Ms. Huynh Thi My Oanh - Deputy Director of Canh Trang Trading and Service Co., Ltd. said that every 8 kg of fresh seaweed is 1 kg of dried. After clean processing, the drying rate of the finished product continues to decrease. Cartilage is most ...