VietNamNet Bridge – For years people have known about K indoor area at Binh Dien Wholesale Market in HCMC’s Binh Chanh District where sellers offer dried seafood at fixed prices, making it impossible for customers to bargain.

There are many kinds of dried seafood available at K indoor area at Binh Dien Wholesale Market in HCMC’s Binh Chanh District

Hue, a veteran trader aged 63, classifies dried fish. Each booth at the market can sell about 100kg of dried seafood per day.     A woman dries fresh seafood

About 120 booths there sell a range of dried seafood including shrimp, squid and fish, and even sausages.

Dried squid costs VND40,000 to VND150,000 apiece while the price of shrimp ranges from VND200,000 to VND800,000 per kg. The market is open daily from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. and its dried seafood sales volume can reach six tons.

It supplies such seafood for HCMC and neighboring provinces. The products come from the Mekong Delta provinces of Ca Mau, Kien Giang, Ben Tre and Vinh Long.

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