Egg and poultry prices hold steady in the Mekong Delta as An Giang palmyra fruit reaches VND 200,000 per kg
Egg and poultry prices have remained stable for weeks in the Mekong Delta, while some Ho Chi Minh City supermarkets are discounting eggs. Fresh palmyra fruit in An Giang’s Bảy Núi region has risen to VND 200,000 per kg, about four times its price a year ago. Residents and traders attribute the increase to weather-related production losses and reduced supply.
Egg and poultry meat prices in the Mekong Delta have remained relatively stable for several weeks. Locally raised chicken eggs sell for VND 26,000 per 10 eggs at farms and about VND 32,000 at markets; the corresponding prices for eggs from industrially raised chickens are VND 20,000 and VND 24,000–26,000.
For poultry meat, locally raised chickens cost VND 95,000 per kg at farms and about VND 105,000 at markets; industrially raised chickens cost VND 55,000 and about VND 75,000 per kg, respectively. Live ducks cost VND 45,000 per kg at farms and about VND 65,000 at markets.
Shoppers buy dressed ducks at a traditional market.（VietVance）
Some supermarkets in Ho Chi Minh City are offering egg promotions. At Co.opmart, a pack of 10 chicken eggs is on sale for VND 26,500, down from VND 33,000; the store also sells packs of 10 duck eggs for VND 37,000 and locally raised chicken eggs for VND 44,500 per 10.
Fresh palmyra fruit in the Bảy Núi area of Tri Tôn commune, An Giang province, has reached VND 200,000 per kg, about four times its price in the same period last year. Prices have remained high since the rainy season began in May this year. Local resident Đặng Thị Hoa said the rainy season arrived early and has lasted longer, affecting fruit production and the supply of sap used to make sugar. A local palmyra trader also said reduced supply has pushed up prices, with the products now sold mainly to tourists.
Fresh palmyra fruit; on average, about five to six fruits yield 1 kg of pulp.（VietVance）
Source: VietVance
