Pangasius breeding prices skyrocketed

If in June the pangasius breeds only at 30,000 VND per kg, it will now increase to 70,000 dong.

Director of Phu Thuan B Fisheries Cooperative, Hong Ngu district, Mr. Truong Van Dien said that in the rainy season, haemorrhage, trematode, liver and tail rot appeared, causing the death of Pangasius, increasing prices. up to 60,000 – 70,000 VND per kg of 30 – 40 kinds, up 75% compared to the beginning of June. “In the rainy season, Pangasius quantity decreases by 30-40%, there are some new farmers who do not know how to prevent disease, so they suffer from heavy losses,” Mr. Dien said. As well as confirming the price of catfish, which was strongly donated, Mr. Phuong in Long An said, if the previous farming season, the price of fish was 30,000 VND per kg, now it is 60,000 VND for 40 fish. Thanks to the increase in the price of catfish, even though the fish is damaged, his family still gains 100 million VND in this case. According to the report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the area of ​​raising pangasius in the first 8 months of the year increased sharply. Pangasius production of the Mekong Delta provinces is estimated at 931,600 tons, an increase of 9.5% compared to the same period last year. In particular, a number of key Pangasius farming provinces with high production such as Dong Thap reached 326,800 tons, up 7.7% over the same period; An Giang reached 226,800 tons, up 19.1%; Ben Tre with an output of 161,900 tons, an increase of 24.9% over the same period.