Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Vietnam: About 400 tons of oversized specialty fish, cannot be sold due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic

Published 2021년 8월 15일

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The article highlights the challenges faced by caged fish farmers in BR-VT province, Vietnam, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Approximately 400 tons of fish are unsold due to disrupted supply chains, low demand, and financial difficulties. The main issue is the inability of small-scale farmers, who lack the means to issue invoices and transport their produce, to sell to supermarkets. This problem is exacerbated by the high prices of fish, which are not feasible during economic downturns. Additionally, unsold fish that are too large or oversized due to overfeeding present environmental risks and are difficult to sell. The province, with over 500 cage fish farming establishments, is struggling to connect supply with demand and is experiencing challenges in farming and selling fish efficiently.

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According to Vice Chairman of the BR-VT Provincial Farmers' Association, Tran Van Mang, there are about 400 tons of caged fish in the province that have not been consumed yet due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic. Mr. Lam Van Thang, owner of 100 fish cages in the fishing village of Long Son commune (Vung Tau City) lamented that he had not sold any snapper. "I'm a farming household, I can't issue an invoice, and I don't have a means of transport, so traders won't buy fish," Thang shared. According to Mr. Thang, the trader said that because fish is sold in the supermarket system, the supermarket needs an invoice for sale. Currently, Mr. Thang has nearly 20 tons of snapper and pomfret, but has not been sold. In addition, Mr. Thang also raises lobsters and other fish in cages. Shrimps are about to be sold. Similarly, Mr. Nguyen Van Hoang, owner of nearly 100 cages of fish on Cha Va River (Long Son commune) also said that he could not sell fish because he could not issue invoices. ...

Source: Danviet