Durian has dropped in price by more than half, rare and cheap, just over 60,000/kg
Lychee in Vietnam is cheap, lychee in the US is nearly 450,000 VND/kg
On the market, lychee appear in all markets, fruit shops or supermarkets and are sold at many different prices, ranging from 25,000-70,000 VND/kg depending on quality. Notably, a high-end fruit shop in Hanoi is selling lychee, advertised as being exported to Japan, with a selling price of nearly 200,000 VND/kg.
Bac Giang lychee is currently exported to over 30 countries and territories, in which the US is identified as a potential market with great purchasing power. The price of Vietnamese lychee in the US is nearly 450,000 VND/kg.
Durian, Thai jackfruit dropped dramatically
Durian price has dropped by half compared to the beginning of the crop. According to Dan Viet newspaper, within a month, the price of durian in Hanoi dropped from 100,000-150,000 VND/kg to 55-65 thousand VND/kg. The price of durian Ri 6 at the garden was purchased by traders at only VND 32,000/kg, lower than every year.
Many other fruits are also quite cheap now. According to Tien Phong, plums in Hanoi last month cost nearly one hundred thousand VND/kg, now only 20,000 VND/kg. Rambutan is also cheap, only from 20,000-25,000 VND/kg. Guava costs from 8,000-10,000 VND/kg.
Similarly, the price of Thai jackfruit in Vinh Long dropped sharply. The price of jackfruit in the garden is only 3,000 VND/kg, while the investment cost is already 10,000 VND/kg.
Lobster price drop is cheaper than black tiger shrimp
Green lobster is at the cheapest price in the past 2 years, the lowest is only 580,000 VND/kg. VTC News reflected, many people were quite surprised to know that lobster have that price. Because lobster is a luxurious seafood, the price is expensive, the price is usually more than 1 million VND/kg.
The price of lobster is now even cheaper than black tiger shrimp of the same size. The price of frozen black tiger shrimp 3 – 5 pcs/kg is currently up to a million dong per kg. Traders said that the reason for the sharp drop in lobster prices was because Chinese traders lowered prices before the big purchase.
Goby fish is scarce, nearly half a million dong/kg is still difficult to buy
The type of freshwater farmed fish that is popular in Ho Chi Minh City in recent days has suddenly become scarce, and the price has increased 2-3 times. As noted by the reporter of Ho Chi Minh City Women’s Newspaper in some markets, the retail price of goby fish ranges from 380,000-470,000 VND/kg. This price is now twice as high as sturgeon and on par with imported salmon. Previously, the price of this fish was usually only 120,000-180,000 VND/kg.
Goby fish is raised a lot in provinces such as Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Tra Vinh … From the end of 2021, the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control period makes buying and stocking difficult. This item is forecasted to be scarce in the coming weeks.
Glutinous wine, fruit set for the Lunar New Year are expensive
Sticky rice wine, glutinous rice wine or plum, lychee… are the best-selling things on this year’s Dragon Boat Festival. Sticky rice wine is sold in small boxes at the price of 15,000-25,000 VND or sold by weight from 50,000-65,000 VND/kg. There are small traders who sell almost a whole kilo of rice wine, a ton of lychee in the morning.
Occasion Lunar New Year This year, the market appeared sets of offerings that combine fruits with typical dishes such as sticky rice, sticky rice with yellow flowers… extremely attractive, beautiful and convenient, with a variety of prices, from only 99,000 copper. The seller closed the order tired hands.
Live hog prices fall, farmers suffer heavy losses
After increasing to 60,000 VND/kg, live hog price has dropped sharply. According to Lao Dong Newspaper, despite making great efforts to keep prices, but due to weak purchasing power, on June 3, the price of live hog in three western provinces Dong Thap, Bac Lieu and An Giang dropped from 60,000 VND/kg to 58,000. VND/kg. These are the 3 localities with the highest live hog prices in the South, also the highest prices in the country. The lowest live hog price in the country is 54,000 VND.
The ranchers said that the high prices of animal feed and input materials, and the ongoing African swine fever epidemic in many localities have impacted on prices, making farmers lose money.
Cement prices increased sharply
While the price of steel dropped sharply, down to nearly 1 million dong/ton within the last 15 days of May, the price of cement still increased sharply. In May, cement price domestic increase from 40,000-80,000 VND/ton. Cement prices increased due to increased input material price pressure.
In addition to cement, other construction materials such as sand, stone, and bricks all increased. For example, in May, the price of asphalt of all kinds increased from 800-1,000 VND/kg compared to April; yellow sand increased by 20,000 VND/m3, black sand increased about 5,000 VND/m3; fired bricks increased by 500 VND/piece; construction stones such as black stone, green stone, construction gravel increased by about 10,000 VND/m3.
Hanh Nguyen (Synthetic)
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