The price of giant freshwater prawns in Vietnam is halved
Fresh Common Shrimp & Prawn
Vietnam
Published Nov 23, 2021
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"Only 110,000 VND per kilogram of giant freshwater prawn (18 pieces per kilogram), unprecedented low price", is an advertisement by Ms. Hoang Anh in Go Vap district (HCMC) posted on websites in the past few days. Ms. Oanh said, she has never seen such a cheap price of giant freshwater shrimp. Currently, the type of frozen shrimp (12 per kg) is sold for 150,000 VND per kg. "Every day I put up a shipment of about 30 kg, but customers all order it. This type used to be sold to pubs and restaurants, now because of the epidemic they don't take it, so they retail it," Ms. Anh shared. Also selling giant freshwater prawns at a "super cheap" price, Lanh from Tan Binh said she consumes about 20 kg per day.
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The type of 12 fish per kg is being sold for 150,000 VND, while the 20 type is priced at 110,000 VND. "In the past, the price of 12 pieces of giant freshwater shrimp per kg was up to 390,000 VND. Now it's cheap, so customers buy 2-3 kg each time. This type is just suffocated and immediately iced, so it's quite fresh," Lanh said. . Explaining the reason for the low price, many traders said that giant freshwater prawns are only consumed domestically, not exported. Recently, the Covid-19 epidemic in the West and Ho Chi Minh City has been complicated, so this product has been consumed slowly. On the other hand, restaurants, bars, and hotels are closed for a long time, causing weak purchasing power and a sharp drop in prices. Meanwhile, Mr. Hoang, the owner of a seafood shop in Tan Binh district (HCMC), said that the price of shrimp has recently decreased, but buyers of frozen goods need to be careful. Because this type of crayfish is kept for a long time, the quality is easily ...
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