The price of tra fish bought at the farm has edged down after the Lunar New Year in Dong Thap and An Giang provinces due to a fall in demand as processors are yet to resume buying.

White meat tra bought directly from farmers by traders now costs VND25,000-25,500 (US$1.20) a kilogramme, down VND500 since last month.

Yellow meat tra has fallen by VND200-500 to VND24,000-24,500 ($1.15).

Le Chi Binh, deputy chairman of the An Giang Fisheries Association, attributed this to a reduction in demand during the week-long holiday.

Tra traders said the price trend would be clearer in a week or 10 days' time when tra processing firms step up their purchases.

Though the processors have resumed operation after the holiday, they are relying on frozen fish bought before Tet (Lunar New Year).

(Source: Vietnamnet)