The price of lobster and grouper is still dumb, and the farmers "face distorted" leave the job in series

Published 2020년 8월 26일

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Vietnamese grouper and lobster farmers are facing significant challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic and falling prices. Grouper breeder Mr. Tran Duc Van stated that traders are buying in limited quantities and at low prices, leading to losses for farmers and forcing them to reduce fish feeding. The situation is similar for lobster farmers, with many quitting their jobs due to low prices, disease outbreaks, and difficulties in exporting to China. The economic department of Cam Ranh is working to expand the grouper consumption market and is considering financial relief for farmers.
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Not being able to consume, starved grouper Mr. Tran Duc Van, a grouper breeder at Hiep Thanh village, Cam Thinh Dong commune, Cam Ranh, Khanh Hoa said, in recent months, the consumption of hybrid grouper and grouper Chau is happening very slowly. Traders buy with limited quantity, only a few hundred kilograms to 1 ton come back, making farmers face many difficulties. According to Mr. Van, in previous years, the Covid-19 epidemic had not been affected, grouper was purchased stably, ranging from 160,000 - 240,000 VND / kg, however, it is now reduced to only 90,000 - 119,000 VND / kg (depending on type. ). With this price, when grouper farming usually lose about 50%, the farmers lose about 30,000-40,000 VND / kg. “Because grouper dropped in price so badly and consumed slowly, my family had about 60 tons of fish back in stock and could not be sold. To reduce investment costs, my family has to limit fish feeding. Specifically, in the past, if fish were given food days and days off, now ...
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