Total salt and brackish water aquaculture output in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh reached 28,000 tonnes in the first five months of 2021, with shrimp output of over 20,000 tonnes, an increase of 6,000 tonnes year-on-year.
Tra Vinh (VNA)ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ - Total salt and brackish water aquaculture output in the Mekong Deltaprovince of Tra Vinh reached 28,000 tonnes in the first five months of 2021, withshrimp output of over 20,000 tonnes, an increase of 6,000 tonnes year-on-year.
According to GeneralDirector of the Tra Vinh Department of Aquaculture Nguyen Van Quoc, totaloutput surged thanks to favourable weather conditions and expanded breedingareas, while shrimp farmers strictly complied with farming schedules, exerted bettercontrol over breeding stocks, and improved their techniques. Shrimp prices increased10,000 to 15,000 VND per kg in April, allowing farmers to post a handsome profit.However, as the pandemic has again broken out, the market for shrimp hascontracted, causing prices to drop. In order to cope, farmers have decided to maintainproduction and wait for shrimp exports to pick up. Tra Vinh is urginglocal aquaculture processing businesses to resume production and seek newmarkets for exports to ensure sales./.
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