Vietnam: Fishermen on Tien Giang island are no longer interested in the industrial shrimp farming model
Frozen Common Shrimp & Prawn
Vietnam
Published Sep 23, 2022
Tridge summary
Coming to Tan Phu Dong island, Tien Giang province today, we can easily see many industrial shrimp ponds being left empty or filling the ground to switch production to other models. Many people in this land used to try to cling, but the industrial shrimp farming model was inefficient and had to hold debt.
Original content
Mr. Le Van Toi, fisherman in Giong Keo hamlet, Phu Thanh commune, Tan Phu Dong district, said that he has been farming vannamei shrimp for many years according to the industrial model and has gained a lot of experience. However, the last crop of 7,000 m2 shrimp pond of his family was harvested due to disease, so it was harvested at a high price, but it was still not profitable. “Reaching white-leg shrimp and then breaking even, not making a profit. The reason why shrimp got white feces disease, stopped eating and treated the disease, but the shrimp did not grow. Now I leave the water, so tomorrow I will discharge it again to raise it," - Mr. Le Van Toi shared. Recently, the output is favorable, so the price of white-leg shrimp is always higher than in previous years. The price of white-leg shrimp of 100 pcs/kg is more than 90,000 VND/kg, 80 shrimp/kg is over 100,000 VND/kg. However, the price of aquaculture feed and veterinary drugs skyrocketed, combined with diseases causing ...
By clicking “Accept Cookies,” I agree to provide cookies for statistical and personalized preference purposes.
To learn more about our cookies, please read our Privacy Policy.