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Vietnam: Ca Mau crabs, crabs have a sudden increase in price during the holidays

Frozen Crab
Seafood
Vietnam
Published May 1, 2023

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The price of brick crab has increased continuously for more than a week now. Mr. Hoang said that he had just sold 30 kg of Ca Mau brick crab, grade 1 at the price of 900,000 VND per kg, an increase of nearly 50% compared to the previous two weeks. "This price is higher than during the Lunar New Year. Most establishments buy to serve guests during the holiday," said Mr. Hoang. Tuong Tu, Mr. Tam in this district also said that many clues asked to buy brick crabs to sell at a high price, but he had no stock. "Previously, I had exported more than 1 quintal of crabs. Now, during the holiday season, it's out of stock while traders continuously increase the purchase price," said Mr. Tam. Along with crabs, blue crabs are a sudden increase in price. Grade 1 green crabs (2 fish per kg) are being sold by boats for 500,000-600,000 VND per kg, an increase of 20% compared to the previous month. Trading in fresh seafood in Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Luan said, the demand for crab consumption in the ...
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