Dried squid of more than two million dong per kilogram is sold out before Tet in Vietnam
Canned Squid
Vietnam
Published Jan 4, 2023
Tridge summary
The records of VnExpress at stores and markets in Ho Chi Minh City show that shrimp, squid and dried fish are currently increasing in price by 16-30% but are quite expensive. Ms. Le Thi Lan, owner of a seafood shop in Thu Duc City (HCMC), said that premium dried squid has been sold out since December. This year, she has consumed about 500 kg of dried Phu Yen squid in size. large size with the price of over 2 million VND per kg. "All large ink has been bought by customers. There are still some customers who need it, but I only dare to receive more in limited quantities because the source of goods is scarce," Ms. Lan said. At the stalls at the traditional market, type 1 dried squid (6-8 pieces per kg) is also very attractive. Ms. Hanh, a small trader selling dried products at Binh Thanh market, said that dried squid with large sizes is increasing by 500,000 VND, to two million VND per kg. For types two and three, each kilogram costs 1.3 million and 800,000 dong, respectively. "Price has increased sharply but there is always a shortage of goods to sell," she said. Similarly, according to Ms. Hoa, a small trader at Tan Dinh market, this year's large volume of dried squid is low, so the price has increased.
Original content
There were many times when the boat quoted the price of two million dong per kilogram, by the time it was received to deliver to the customer, the price had increased to 2.2 million dong. "However, many customers still spend money to buy this type of meat because the meat is sweet and soft," Ms. Hoa said. In general, the price of dried squid, fish and shrimp has increased sharply compared to the previous month. In which, dry ink increased by 20%. Grade 1 dried shrimp from 1.2 million VND to 1.5 million VND per kg; dry land shrimp type 2 from 1.2 million per kg, increased to 1.4 million dong; and type 3 is 1.2 million dong. For dried fish, increase 50,000-60,000 VND per kg to 250,000-280,000 VND. Dried flounder, fish potato increased by 30% compared to a week ago. Small traders said the prices of these items increased sharply due to a decrease in supply while the purchasing power for Tet gifts was high. According to Ms. Hang, a trader who buys squid in Nghe An, this year the output ...
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