After catfish, it’s now the brackish shrimp in Mekong Delta which is facing big difficulties.
The epidemics have killed shrimp in masses, while no cure has been found. The stricken shrimp hatchery area has increased every day. Meanwhile, the shrimp prices have dropped dramatically, though they are considered too expensive in the eyes of domestic seafood processors.
??It’s now the right time for shrimp farmers to reconsider whether their hatchery can bring profits amid the serious epidemics, increasingly high input costs and decreasing low sale prices.