Many northern production areas worry about shortage of goods

Many vegetable production and aquaculture areas in the North were devastated by storms and floods, not only causing heavy damage to producers, but also posing a risk of supply shortages in the coming time.

Poultry meat is still abundant on the shelves of an MM supermarket in Ha Long - Photo: MM

Reporter's notes In Cat Ba town (Cat Hai district), the large-scale fish cage farming area in Cat Ba archipelago is one of the places affected after storm number 3

This area is famous for some types of fish such as: song, gio... supplying many markets in the North.

Many agricultural areas suffered heavy damage.

In Do Son district ( Hai Phong ), many households suffered damage to fish cages due to storm damage.

Reporting to the Prime Minister on the damage caused by storm Yagi (storm No. 3), Mr. Le Anh Quan, Vice Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee, said that according to initial statistics, the city has about 48 hectares aquaculture lost

Mr. Tien (61 years old, Cat Ba town) said that in Cat Ba bay alone, there were more than 100 families raising fish in cages that were destroyed by the storm, causing heavy damage.

"For families with conditions, recovery will be quick, but for households that have to borrow to economic development "There are many difficulties," said Mr. Tien.

Mr. Nguyen Viet Thang, Chairman of the Vietnam Fisheries Association, said that preliminary information from fishing associations in the North such as Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Thai Binh... showed that the recent storm Yagi had caused severe damage to the fishing industry in coastal areas, especially the marine farming industry.

Most of the cage farming areas in Quang Ninh and Hai Phong were severely damaged by the storm, with some areas suffering up to 90% or even 99%. The fishing industry in many inland provinces was also severely affected by heavy rains and flooding.

Talk to PV, On September 10, Mr. Nguyen Hong Phong, director of Phong Thuy Company (Lam Dong), said that the demand for vegetables has increased 1.5 - 2 times as supermarkets have requested to increase supply but production capacity is limited so it is difficult to meet the demand.

Meanwhile, Mr. Nguyen Kim Doan, vice president of Dong Nai Livestock Association, said that the supply of pigs and chickens in the northern livestock farming areas will certainly decrease sharply and will hardly recover stably in the coming months.

Therefore, the Central and Southern regions can consider increasing herd restoration to compensate for this shortage, especially to serve the high demand at the end of the year and during the Lunar New Year.

Fearing floods, Hanoians go to supermarkets to buy goods

Faced with the news that Hanoi is at risk of flooding, many worried people have gone shopping for food to stock up.

Ms. Hien (Tay Ho, Hanoi) said that on the morning of September 10, when she saw information that people in many central districts such as Ba Dinh, Tay Ho, Hoan Kiem... had to evacuate at night due to the rising water level of the Red River, she was also worried and went to buy more rice and food because her family was about to run out of rice.

"At many points of sale, supermarkets, and food stores, people are shopping a lot. Some items such as rice, meat, and vegetables are being bought a lot, so prices have started to increase, especially some vegetables have increased by up to 100%," said Ms. Hien.

Mr. Long (Ha Dong), a rice trader, said that most rice products have increased in price by 5% compared to before the storm, and suppliers have announced that prices may continue to increase in the coming days.

According to retailers, major vegetable growing areas in the North such as Moc Chau, Hai Duong, Thai Nguyen, and the suburbs of Hanoi... have been severely damaged, and supplies will be severely short for many months. Therefore, in addition to taking vegetables from Lam Dong, more fundamental solutions need to be found soon.

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