Cage fish market, sales fall abruptly due to COVID-19

July 20, 2021

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Covid-19 affects Krachang fish market, Lampao dam, sales drop dramatically, income disappears from normal conditions more than 50%

The impact of the epidemic situation of the COVID-19 infectious disease in Kalasin Province which has recently been upgraded to the highest controlled red area After a large number of infected people were found daily Affects occupation and trade a lot. The latest entrepreneurs selling lobsters and caged fish at Lampao Dam. Identify falling income More than 50% of sales and revenue are lost from normal.

Reporters reported that from following the occupational climate and trading of lobsters and mackerel fish, which is the number one economic animal in Kalasin Province, by raising lobsters using water from the Lam Pao Dam irrigation canals. and caged fish use the rearing area at the end of Lampao Reservoir. Found that it is experiencing a sales decline problem. The volume of trade and income is more than 50% below normal.

Mrs. Rajee Rai Sawai is both a shrimp farmer and a lobster dealer. Including selling tilapia or caged fish, said that during the epidemic situation of severe Covid-19 infectious disease, most recently, it was known that the area of Kalasin and nearby provinces has been upgraded to the most restricted red area due to the large number of infected people Has affected the occupation of trading lobster and tilapia very much, because most of the purchase market is a fresh market. and general restaurants After the epidemic of infectious disease (Kid-19), many markets have been closed. thus affecting the trading atmosphere of lobster and tilapia. For him, he used to sell 100 kg of shrimp per day in restaurants and buy tilapia from group of cage fish farmers to sell 100 kg per trip, but now accepts only 20 kg, causing a lack of income. a lot of original