It is nearly a week until Tet, Mr. Cong, Mr. Tao (23 December of the lunar month), many households in Phu Tho have held nearly 200 million VND in hand because traders deposit money to buy red carp.
Sharing of red carp farmers on days adjacent to Tet, Mr. Cong and Mr. Tao
Profits hundreds of millions of dong
Talking to PV, Mr. Tran Van Tiep from Thuy Tram village, (Tuy Loc, Cam Khe, Phu Tho) said that his family is raising red carp with an area of 9 sao of pond. Expected Tet, Mr. Cong, Mr. Tao this year, he will sell to the market about 3 tons of carp to serve the market.
Mr. Tran Van Continuing his profession of raising red carp from his father. According to him, this is a job that is not so strenuous, with little investment in capital and a lot of profit, but it takes great care.
“This year, due to the impact of heavy rain, fish production is not high. Currently, fish in my pond has been deposited out of stock by traders in Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Bac Giang for 120,000 VND. / kg. After deducting expenses, I can earn a profit of nearly 200 million VND “, shared Mr. Tran Van Tiep.
In addition to breeding red carp in the last months of the year, at the beginning of the year, he raises other kinds of fish such as, carp, driftwood, tilapia … also gives a fairly stable income. According to Mr. Tran Van Tiep, fish prices in the past few years have increased due to the buying demand of local people.
Like Mr. Tran Van Tiep, Mr. Ha Cong Ky’s family will have a warm and happy New Year, when the red carp pond of his family this year is good. In addition to breeding red carp to supply the market for Tet, Mr. Cong and Mr. Tao also spend 2 sao of pond to raise red carp parents.
According to Mr. Ha Cong Ky, the red carp is easy to raise, the food is diversified, but for the fish to develop stably and to have a good code, the farmers need to spend a lot of care and constantly learn from experience.
“In order to have fish to sell on the 23rd of the lunar calendar, from mid-June I had to force broodstock and hatch into fry in early July. The fry will be raised at a density to control the large regime of the fish. “- Mr. Ha Cong Ky said.
The secret of the people in Thuy Tram is that if the fish grows too fast, the color will not be dark red, the fin is short, it is not beautiful. Fish ponds are paid a high price by traders, fish must be long, healthy and bright red in color.
According to Mr. Ha Cong Ky, the fish care must be closely to promptly detect sick fish or lack of oxygen in the pond. If the fish pond lacks oxygen and leads to the rapid death of the fish, people will lose it because it cannot be treated.
“On” days when the wind turns to the sky “, I have to stay up all night pumping water, creating oxygen for the fish. During the rainy season, this is also the time when the breeder struggles to watch, if overflowing the fish pond will follow the water. all “- said Mr. Ha Cong Ky.
Prices are doubled
Mr. Bui Van Chu, Head of Thuy Tram red carp production village, said: “Compared to 2019, this year, the price of red carp this year has nearly doubled. The price of red carp this year is from 120 to 140 thousand VND / year. kg, the reason is that the quantity of fish is not much and the buying demand of traders is increasing “.
Currently in Thuy Cam village there are 244 fish farming households on an area of more than 30ha, creating jobs for about 1000 workers, each year supplying 40-50 tons of red carp to the market. In recent years, many households do not sell fish to traders, but sell fish directly for higher profits.
According to Mr. Bui Van Chu, in the past, the source of fingerlings only waited in the wild. When the rainy season came, villagers would go along the Red River bank to collect the baby fish. In recent years, grasping the characteristics, Thuy Tram people have raised broodfish, stimulated the fish to spawn in the right season so the quality and output are stable.
“In recent years, in order to develop fish farming to bring high economic efficiency, households in the village have actively accumulated, exchanged land, applied scientific and technical advances towards industry. Therefore, productivity and output are increasing day by day “- Mr. Bui Van Chu information.
Mr. Bui Van Chu said that Thuy Tram red carp has affirmed its brand in the market. In the coming years, the village will continue to develop careers, multiply ponds, improve quality and provide vocational training for young workers .
Along with that is paying attention to building infrastructure, creating a landscape and beautiful environment for the craft village, actively organizing the transfer of production technologies, new and effective farming, ensuring the environment for households to help improve productivity.
At the same time, effectively propagating and promoting the Thuy Tram red carp brand to spread more and more widely.
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