Since the beginning of 2025, the shrimp seed market in key shrimp farming areas of Kien Giang province has been more vibrant because this is the beginning of the shrimp release season, and the demand for shrimp seeds has increased sharply.
In An Minh district, farmers are urgently looking to buy shrimp seeds to release in time for the first shrimp crop of 2025. Businesses and shrimp seed suppliers are offering many incentives to encourage people to buy.
With 3 hectares of extensive black tiger shrimp farming, Mr. Nguyen Van Viet, residing in Can Gao hamlet, Dong Hung B commune (An Minh) released 30,000 shrimp seeds. “This year, the price of shrimp seeds is stable, not increasing.
To have quality shrimp seeds, I buy from a familiar business in the district. In addition to the buy 1 get 1 free promotion, I also get a discount of 10 VND/shrimp seed," said Mr. Viet.
Through surveys in some districts in the province, the price of shrimp seeds of all kinds ranges from a few dozen dong to nearly 200 dong/post. Depending on the budget and scale of shrimp farming, farmers choose shrimp at the appropriate price.
Mr. Nguyen Hong Son, residing in Kinh Nam Hamlet, An Minh Bac Commune (U Minh Thuong District, Kien Giang Province) said: “I choose to buy domesticated postlarvae shrimp from large, reputable companies because their postlarvae are uniform, disease-free, and grow quickly. I absolutely do not buy floating postlarvae shrimp just because they are cheap.”
According to many farmers, the first shrimp crop of the year was quite favorable thanks to the suitable salinity in the canals for shrimp development, plus the quality of the seed, so the loss was less than before. Each farmer chose a different source of seed.
Shrimp farmers in An Minh district, Kien Giang province, count shrimp seeds purchased at Duong Hung Aquatic Seed Company Limited.
Farmers in An Bien, Vinh Thuan, and U Minh Thuong districts often choose to buy shrimp seeds from brands such as Phuoc Thang Ninh Thuan , Duong Hung, and Binh Minh...
The price of domesticated shrimp seed ranges from 159 - 168 VND/post for black tiger shrimp and 128 - 138 VND/post for super-growth whiteleg shrimp, equivalent to the same period in 2023 and 2024.
In addition to selling directly to farmers, reducing intermediaries, shrimp seed businesses and agents also organize seminars, introduce shrimp seeds, and provide instructions on shrimp farming techniques.
Some shrimp seed production enterprises also have a 100% promotion program in the form of buy 1 get 1 free for whiteleg shrimp, and a 20% promotion for domesticated black tiger shrimp.
Mr. Nguyen Van Neu - Business Director of Phuoc Thang Ninh Thuan Aquatic Breeding Company Limited in Kien Giang province said that domesticated black tiger shrimp is a breed of shrimp that has been genetically improved to have better characteristics such as increased growth ability, disease resistance, and increased productivity, so it is chosen by many farmers in Kien Giang to raise.
“In 2024, the company will sell 1.4 billion shrimp seeds. In the first two months of 2025 alone, the company exported more than 20 million post-larvae and white-leg shrimp, over 6 million more than the same period in 2024,” Mr. Neu said.
Not only tiger shrimp, the purchasing power of green crab and giant freshwater prawn also increased sharply at the beginning of the season in shrimp farming areas, because these are the species that farmers raise together with tiger shrimp and whiteleg shrimp. Currently, crabs the size of peppercorns cost 250 VND/each, crabs the size of tamarind seeds cost 1,000 VND/each.
The most popular product right now is all-male giant freshwater prawns because it is the peak farming season for farmers. The price ranges from 130-140 VND/shrimp, an increase of 20-40 VND/shrimp compared to 1 month ago.
Mr. Nguyen Van Gioi, residing in Kim Quy B hamlet, Van Khanh commune (An Minh district, Kien Giang province) said: "Currently, the price of all-male green-branch shrimp continues to increase. Agents only accept orders 7-10 days in advance, but only quote prices 3 days in advance because the price is increasing continuously."
Source: https://danviet.vn/tom-giong-la-vat-nuoi-dang-co-gia-tot-nhat-nhieu-nguoi-mua-nhat-dat-kien-giang-loai-tom-nao-ngon-20250313152742683.htm
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