The Great Heat Festival has arrived and entered the hottest time of the year. As one of the characteristic aquatic products, live shrimp is not only favored in the market, but also has been well received by consumers for its delicious taste and rich nutritional value. This year, a strange phenomenon has occurred, it is obviously the season of live shrimp harvest, but the price of live shrimp on the surface has fallen sharply?
Why are live shrimp prices falling?
1. The farming environment is exaggerated
In order to pursue high yields and high profits, some farmers will abuse disease prevention drugs and feed, which will not only have a certain impact on the growth and development of shrimp, but also directly affect the taste and quality of shrimp meat. Some breeding environments are not up to standard, but they can successfully pass the test, and they will use some improper means to achieve the so-called "pass" effect.
In order to ensure the food safety of consumers, the relevant departments will also carry out strict supervision and testing of the breeding environment of farmers, and once found that there is a substandard situation, immediately order rectification, or even shut down the farm.
2. Weather effects
Weather has a very important impact on the growth and development of live shrimp, the temperature is too high or too low, will have a certain impact on the growth and development of shrimp, and even cause diseases.
In order to ensure the growth and development of shrimp, farmers often increase the use of some drugs to improve the disease resistance of shrimp, which can ensure the growth of shrimp to a certain extent, but also directly affect the taste and quality of shrimp meat.
3. Changes in the external environment
Changes in the external environment have also become "accomplices" in the decline in the price of live shrimp, such as the discharge of nuclear wastewater into the sea, which has also brought a certain impact to the seafood market in many countries and regions.
People pay more and more attention to the safety of seafood, which also makes some consumers begin to have certain doubts about the seafood on the market, worrying that these seafood will be polluted by nuclear wastewater, affecting their health, which is also an important reason for the decline in prices.
4. Problems with the shrimp themselves
There are some problem shrimp seedlings on the market, although these shrimp seedlings can grow quickly, but there are certain quality problems, and the shrimp farmed are not only small in size, but also not delicious enough.
Although the price of live shrimp on the market has fallen, the quality is not satisfactory, and many people have found that there is a significant gap between the appearance and taste of live shrimp today. Although the price of live shrimp on the market is cheap, its quality cannot be guaranteed, and there are certain safety hazards, which will undoubtedly have a certain impact on the lives of consumers, and will also have a certain impact on the entire live shrimp market.
How to deal with the drop in live shrimp prices?
1. Strengthen publicity and testing
Relevant departments and industry associations need to strengthen the publicity and testing of the live shrimp market, on the one hand, it is necessary to publish some monitoring data of the live shrimp market in a timely manner, so that consumers can have a clearer understanding of the actual situation of live shrimp on the market, on the other hand, it is also necessary to strengthen the detection of the breeding environment, and severely crack down on some "fraud" behaviors, so as to fundamentally ensure the quality and safety of live shrimp.
2. Diversify shrimp dishes
The catering industry can also try some new "tricks", can launch some diversified shrimp dishes, through different cooking methods and collocation, to show the rich taste and nutritional value of live shrimp, which can undoubtedly attract more consumers, but also for the sales of live shrimp to bring a certain increase.
3. Promotion of scientific breeding knowledge
Appropriately carry out some popular science publicity activities, popularize some scientific breeding knowledge to the public, so that everyone can better understand the breeding process and characteristics of live shrimp, which can not only improve consumers' awareness of farmed seafood, but also increase the public's interest in live shrimp, so as to bring a certain increase to its sales.
4. Social Media Marketing
Whether it is the relevant departments or farmers, they can show their "true side" through such a platform, show their breeding environment and breeding process to the public, so that consumers can understand the source and quality of live shrimp more intuitively, and can also attract more attention and support.
Personal opinion
Whether it is the relevant departments or the majority of consumers, they need to have a "sensitive" heart, not to be confused by the immediate interests, but to learn to guess the problems behind this from a deeper perspective, only in this way, can we better protect their food safety, but also in the real "pick up cheap" to enjoy food.