Price of hamster on pork, sometimes 120,000 VND / kg

The plentiful supply due to the fact that many localities are harvesting the winter-spring crop, the price of hamster meat in the Mekong Delta has decreased compared to before the Lunar New Year but is still high, equivalent to or higher than pork.

According to an owner specializing in selling rats and snakes in Hung Hoi commune (Vinh Loi district, Bac Lieu province), the largest hamster (4-5 heads / kg) is currently priced at 70,000 VND / kg (on-site). According to Nguyen Thi Muoi, there are times when the supply is scarce, the price of a field mouse is up to 120,000 VND / kg. Photo: CK Similarly in Thoi Lai town, Thoi Lai district, Can Tho city, Ms. Ngoc Han, owner of a mouse trading point, said that the price of type 1 hamsters sold is 70,000 VND / kg, but mainly delivered in large quantities. for guests in Ho Chi Minh City and elsewhere. Buyers just need to call to inform the quantity, the mouse will be pre-processed, frozen, delivered to the place. As a hamster trader with decades of experience in Thoi Lai town, Ms. Nguyen Thi Muoi said that the current supply is plentiful and of good quality because many places are harvesting Winter-Spring rice. Currently, type 1 hamster (6-7 animals / kg) has a price of 80,000 VND / kg, a hamster of type 2 is lower with 70,000 VND / kg, and the smallest type is 60,000 VND / kg. According to Ms. Muoi, this price is high, but has decreased by about 20,000 VND compared to the time before Tet. At that time, the supply of mice was scarce, especially, sometimes the price increased to 120,000 VND / kg because there was no stock. Most of the rats here are taken from the border areas of An Giang province, sometimes hundreds of kilograms. The rest are from Soc Trang or Hau Giang. Particularly in Can Tho, sometimes hunters are sold, but the quantity is not much. According to PV’s research, the hamster is a long-standing ‘favorite’ dish, especially in the West. In pubs, rats are processed into dishes such as grilled, fried, fried leaves… with current prices ranging from 80-120,000 VND / plate. Fried mouse, a dish in a pub in Can Tho. Photo: CK Regarding the 30 billion VND mouse prevention plan of the People’s Committee of Can Tho City, causing a ‘stir’ of public opinion recently, according to PV’s research. , Many localities in the Mekong Delta in recent years have had rat prevention plans. However, there is no specific funding for an annual or phased extermination program or plan. As in Hau Giang, funding for this is spent from the regular activities assigned by agencies, units and other legitimate sources of funding. Regarding the implementation content in the rat-killing plan of the People’s Committee of Can Tho City, according to many farmers, some contents are not necessary, because they have many years of experience in killing rats in their fields, such as The plan sets out the training content for farmers, so “who does not know who to train yet”. Professor Vo Tong Xuan, a leading industry expert who has been attached to Mekong Delta agriculture for decades, also said that the amount of money spent to implement the plan is too large, and may not be as effective as the farmers themselves.