
The People’s Committee of Ca Mau Province has issued a plan to scale up the intensive super-high-density, low-water-exchange, biosecure whiteleg shrimp farming model (RAS-IMTA) to 1,500 hectares, aiming to promote high-tech shrimp farming that is sustainable and environmentally friendly.
The global shrimp market is undergoing a period of major volatility, in which U.S. tariff policies are the dominant factor, creating significant pressure on exporters and causing clear price divergence across key markets such as the United States, China, and India.
Although there are ecological conflicts between shrimp and rice, for now, in conditions where the irrigation system is not yet fully developed, the shrimp–rice model is a temporary solution that can bring benefits to farmers.
Minh Phu Seafood Corporation recorded an after-tax profit of nearly VND 177 billion in the first six months of the year - almost four times higher than the same period last year - thanks to increased production and sales of value-added products.