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After lobster, king crabs shocking discount

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Published Sep 22, 2020

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According to Nguyen Trong Hoang, owner of an imported seafood store on Luy Ban Bich Street (Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City), since the Covid-19 outbreak has risen again, most of the imported seafood tends to strong discounts. In which, king crabs "shocked" the most when decreased from VND 2.5 million / kg to over VND 1 million / kg. “Recently, in general, seafood, especially imported seafood, has decreased in price. When the price of baby lobster has just plummeted, it is immediately on the king's turn.

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Currently, on average, 1 kg of king crab is priced at 1.5-1.6 million VND, which is about 20-30% decrease compared to the same period last year, ”Hoang said. According to Mr. Hoang, the king crab fishing season starts from the end of September to the beginning of October every year and lasts for about 4-5 weeks. Therefore, this time is the biggest hunting season with the output can be many times the small hunting seasons of the year. “King crabs in season are mainly mature, large and firm. Because the supply is large, the price will be "easy" than other times of the year. However, if in previous years the decrease in the fishing season was at 20-25%, this year is an exception. The cumulative effect of the Covid-19 translation pushed the price of the king's crab down by 5-10% ", Hoang added. Sales of fresh seafood online, Ms. Pham Thi Thuy (living on Phan Xich Long street, Binh Thanh district, Ho Chi Minh City) said the selling price of king crab between stores in Ho Chi Minh City ...
Source: tieudung
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