Lack of raw shrimp causes difficulties for export processing factories - Photo: KHAC TAM
On September 20, Mr. Vo Van Phuc - General Director of Vietnam Clean Seafood Joint Stock Company - said that the price of raw shrimp has increased sharply in recent days.
According to Mr. Phuc, compared to last month, the price of 30-piece shrimp is currently sold at about 180,000 VND/kg, an increase of 60,000 VND/kg. The price of 40-piece shrimp/kg is 150,000 VND and 50-piece shrimp/kg is 130,000 VND, an increase of 20,000 - 40,000 VND/kg compared to last month.
According to Mr. Phuc, this is a "huge" increase after a long period of deep shrimp price decline.
Mr. Phuc explained that the sharp increase in shrimp prices in recent days is due to a shortage of raw materials. Processing factories need to deliver export orders for the last months of the year, so they compete to buy, pushing prices up.
"Shrimp exports have recently encountered difficulties. The competition to buy and the increase in shrimp prices is beneficial for farmers but will push factories into even more difficulties," said Mr. Phuc.
In addition to processing for export, Mr. Phuc's company also invests in modern shrimp farming, achieving very high productivity. However, according to him, shrimp farming is increasingly precarious, especially at this time.
"Recently, shrimp farming has been very risky. Diseases have caused more and more damage, so many people are afraid to raise shrimp, and the farming area has decreased. During this period, only "experts" dare to raise shrimp, otherwise they will suffer losses due to diseases and unfavorable weather," said Mr. Phuc.
Meanwhile, according to Ms. Quach Thi Thanh Binh - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Soc Trang province, shrimp farmers are very excited about the current shrimp price.
"Input costs are increasing. With such raw shrimp prices, after deducting costs, we can ensure profit, and farmers have capital to reinvest in the next crop. Currently, farmers are actively taking care of shrimp," said Ms. Binh.
Ms. Binh added that this year, Soc Trang farmed over 44,500 hectares of shrimp, and has now harvested nearly 27,000 hectares with an output of over 130,000 tons.
"There are currently about 15,000 hectares of shrimp in the pond, of which 64% are shrimp over 30-60 days old, 30% are shrimp 60-90 days old, and the remaining shrimp are over 90 days old. If things go well, there will be a source of raw materials to supply to export processing factories," said Ms. Binh.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nghich-mua-gia-tom-nguyen-lieu-tang-khung-20240920105827041.htm
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