Vietnam's raw shrimp prices will decrease slightly at the end of 2021
Fresh Common Shrimp & Prawn
Vietnam
Published Jan 12, 2022
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According to Undercurrent News, the price of whiteleg shrimp in Vietnam tends to decrease slightly in the last weeks of 2021. The price of raw shrimp purchased decreases by an average of 3,000 - 4,000 VND (0.13 - 0.18 USD)/kg compared to previous weeks, depending on size. Traders said that the price of white-leg shrimp purchased at the bottom of the field at the end of December 2021 (the 52nd week of 2021) fluctuated around VND 145,000 (US$6.37)/kg for 40 shrimp; 122,000 VND/kg 60 heads; 110,000 VND/kg for 80 pieces and 97,000 VND/kg for 100 pieces. Unlike whiteleg shrimp, the price of black tiger shrimp remained stable, about 235,000 VND/kg 20 kinds of shrimp; 170,000 VND/kg for 40 heads and 140,000 VND/kg for 60 pcs. Sources from Undercurrent News said: "Price of vannamei shrimp decreased slightly because import markets were on New Year holiday, demand for orders decreased." However, this trader predicts that shrimp prices in 2022 will tend to decrease because the COVID-19 epidemic is still complicated, which may affect the demand for food in Vietnam.
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According to Undercurrent News, the price of whiteleg shrimp in Vietnam tends to decrease slightly in the last weeks of 2021. The price of raw shrimp purchased decreases by an average of 3,000 - 4,000 VND (0.13 - 0.18 USD)/kg compared to previous weeks, depending on size. Traders said that the price of white-leg shrimp purchased at the bottom of the field at the end of December 2021 (the 52nd week of 2021) fluctuates around VND 145,000 ($6.37)/kg for 40 shrimp; 122,000 VND/kg 60 heads; 110,000 VND/kg for 80 pieces and 97,000 VND/kg for 100 pieces. Unlike vannamei shrimp, the price of black tiger shrimp remained stable, about 235,000 VND/kg 20 kinds of shrimp; 170,000 VND/kg for 40 heads and 140,000 VND/kg for 60 pcs. Sources of Undercurrent News said: "Price of vannamei decreased slightly because import markets were on New Year holiday, demand for orders decreased." However, this trader predicts that shrimp prices in 2022 will tend to decrease because the COVID-19 epidemic is ...
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