Tra Vinh 65,000 hectares of coastal aquaculture land awaiting investment
By 2025, Tra Vinh province aims to develop approximately 15,000 hectares of intensive aquaculture in coastal areas, focusing on clean farming practices with geographical indications.
The People’s Committee of Tra Vinh has encouraged coastal localities to leverage central and provincial incentive policies to attract businesses to invest in about 50,000 hectares of coastal land and 15,000 hectares of alluvial flats and islets. These areas will support diversified aquaculture species, enhancing value-added production.
According to the Tra Vinh Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), the province’s total aquaculture and fishing output in 2024 is projected to reach nearly 248,000 tons, an increase of over 17,730 tons compared to 2023. Most of Tra Vinh’s aquatic output comes from aquaculture, particularly in saline and brackish water zones along the province’s coastline.
Tran Truong Giang, Director of Tra Vinh DARD, stated that in 2024, the total area dedicated to black tiger shrimp and white-leg shrimp farming will exceed 33,300 hectares, including more than 2,500 hectares of high-tech intensive farming. The total shrimp harvest is expected to reach nearly 105,000 tons, an increase of over 1,200 tons compared to 2023.
According to DARD leaders, shrimp farmers in Tra Vinh have welcomed positive developments in 2024, particularly the stable increase in shrimp prices in the latter part of the year. Commercial shrimp prices rose by an average of VND 10,000 per kilogram and remained stable through the end of the harvest season.
Currently, black tiger shrimp weighing 20 pieces per kilogram are being purchased at farm gates for VND 210,000 per kilogram, while 30-piece shrimp fetch VND 145,000–150,000, and 40-piece shrimp are priced at VND 135,000–140,000 per kilogram. For white-leg shrimp, 30-piece shrimp are sold at VND 190,000 per kilogram, 40-piece shrimp at VND 170,000, and 50-piece shrimp at VND 145,000.
At current market prices, shrimp farmers are seeing profits of VND 35,000–40,000 per kilogram of commercial shrimp compared to production costs. High-tech intensive shrimp farming households, in particular, enjoy 5–7 times higher profits thanks to yields of 55–70 tons per hectare—7–10 times the output of traditional intensive farming practices.
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