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Seafood sales drop after Covid-19 outbreak

A sign announcing, “Seafood at this stall is from Trat province” in front of a seafood stall seeks to reassure customers at Bua Yai municipal market in Nakhon Ratchasima, following the Covid-19 outbreak at a wholesale shrimp market in Samut Sakhon province. (Photo: Prasit Tangprasert)

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Seafood vendors in Bua Yai district say sales have dropped sharply following the outbreak of Covid-19 at a wholesale shrimp market in Samut Sakhon province.

The atmosphere at Bua Yai municipal market was muted on Friday, particularly at seafood stalls.

Seafood vendor Chakri Ketmai told the Bangkok Post that many of his regular customers were noticably absent. Only food shops and restaurants were buying.

He said customers feared being infected with Covid-19. Some had asked him where his seafood came…

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