Australian lobster tails are sold all over the online market, priced from only 350,000 VND/kg

Just by typing the phrase “Australian lobster tail”, according to Nong Thon Viet, consumers will see a series of posts selling Australian lobster tails with prices ranging from 350,000-390,000 VND/kg.

The low price of Australian lobster tails has surprised many consumers. Mr. Xuan Chien, a wholesaler of imported seafood in Hanoi , said that these lobster tails are all frozen. With frozen products, it is difficult for consumers to know how long the product has been stored and what its quality is.

For Western Australian lobsters, the price for live ones is about 1.6 million VND/kg, each size is 1 kilo. The fainted lobsters are also sold for about 600,000 VND/kg.

Australian lobsters are considered to be some of the best lobsters in the world . The tail is the most popular part of the lobster because it is the easiest to prepare and is often the meatiest part. Lobster tail meat is tougher than claw meat due to the way and how often the lobster tail is used.

Duck eggs are on sale

Duck egg prices have dropped sharply compared to before Tet, forcing many incubator owners to cut losses to sell inventory.

Mr. Nguyen Hien - owner of a duck egg incubator in Tien Lu, Hung Yen - shared on Nong Thon Viet that before Tet, the wholesale price of balut eggs was 3,500 VND/egg, and wholesale white duck eggs also fluctuated from 2,800-2,900 VND/egg.

Currently, the wholesale price of balut eggs is about 3,200 VND/egg, and the retail price of white duck eggs is 2,000-2,100 VND/egg.

Meanwhile, Mr. Nguyen Van Kuu - owner of a duck egg incubator in Tien Lu, Hung Yen - said that before Tet, egg prices were high, there were many retail and wholesale buyers. But after Tet, egg prices dropped a lot, the number of buyers decreased by about 30% compared to before Tet.

Thai jackfruit prices increased sharply after Tet

After Tet, the price of Thai jackfruit increased sharply. According to a survey by Tuoi Tre Newspaper reporters at some jackfruit warehouses in Tien Giang and Ben Tre in early March, Thai jackfruit was collected at 33,000 VND/kg for grade 1; grade 2 was bought at 25,000 VND and the lowest grade was also priced at around 10,000 VND/kg.

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Thai jackfruit prices increase sharply. Photo: Nguoi Lao Dong

This is the highest price in more than 5 years when Thai jackfruit set a record, sold at 50,000 VND/kg in 2018 and then dropped miserably.

High priced plums are still "sold out"

Off-season plums are being sought after by many women. According to Nong Thon Viet, traders cannot sell enough of them.

Ms. Quynh - a fruit seller in Son La - said that plums are in season around May and June. At other times of the year, plums are harvested off-season. Previously, Son La people did not know how to cultivate and care for off-season plums, so the quantity harvested was very small and the price was also pushed up. In recent years, people have learned to cultivate off-season plums, so the quantity is larger than before, and the fruit is delicious and big.

Ms. Quynh divides them into different types for sale. Small or unattractive types will have the lowest price of only a few tens of thousands of VND per kilogram. Large, even and beautiful fruits will have a price ranging from 100,000 to 120,000 VND per kilogram. VIP fruits are "huge" sized fruits, only more than 20 fruits per kilogram, and will be sold at the highest price. At this time, VIP fruits are being sold for nearly 200,000 VND per kilogram.

Airline tickets are already expensive and continue to increase, making domestic tourism "impatient"

The high airfare prices from last year are now at risk of becoming more expensive due to the price ceiling increase from March 1. Accordingly, the ceiling price of domestic airfares on most routes will increase by 3.7-6.7% from March 1. In particular, the highest price is up to 4 million VND for flights over 1,280 km, such as Hanoi - Phu Quoc, Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City,... an increase of 250,000 VND compared to the present. During the peak summer tourist season, this is a factor that can cause domestic airfares to increase sharply due to the sudden increase in travel demand.

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After Tet, motorbike prices turn to decrease

Many motorbike models, most of which are high-value scooters, had their prices increased by 1-4 million VND/unit by stores right before Lunar New Year, but quickly turned around and significantly reduced their prices after the Tet holiday.

According to the reporter of Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, the selling price of SH 350i, 160i and 125cc motorbikes at this time is about 1 million VND/unit lower than before Tet. In particular, SH Mode has been reduced by 2 million VND/unit, to 59.6-67.9 million VND/unit, depending on the version. Vision model, which was once a big hit with its sky-high price, has also been reduced by about 1 million VND/unit, to 30.7-36 million VND/unit.

The discount effect from Honda has spread to other brands such as Yamaha and Suzuki with quite strong reductions. Notably, Suzuki has reduced 6-8 million VND/unit for customers buying Suzuki Satria F150, Raider 150 and Burgman 125.