SPECIFICATION OF VANNAMEI SHRIMP

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 SHRIMP is

Shrimp are marine animals that have various sizes and also various types. Shrimp are small animals that come from fresh water, salt water and brackish water. This shrimp is an animal that does not have a backbone, more than 2000 species of shrimp and its body size ranges from ± 2 cm to 23 cm. From its anatomy, this white vaname shrimp has 10 pairs of legs and has 2 sensor antennas.

Vaname Shrimp is known as one of the shrimp species with high economic value, it is also one of the fishery products that can generate foreign exchange for the country. This vaname shrimp has a size of ± 30 cm, this shrimp is known as the Giant River Prawn because the vaname shrimp has the largest size among pond shrimp.

This shrimp is called Primadona Exports because of the many advantages it has and is also known for its low-fat protein content. The main food of this shrimp is plankton, both phytoplankton (vegetable plankton) and zooplankton (animal plankton).

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The characteristics of vaname shrimp

Why should vaname shrimp? because vaname shrimp has many benefits for the health of friends, but even though it is good for health, don't eat shrimp too often because it can cause some risks too. In order not to be mistaken, let's identify the characteristics of the Venome Shrimp:
    1. Has a body wrapped in thin and hard skin
    2. Legs are yellow
    3. Yellowish white shrimp color - brass
    4. Has a smaller size than tiger prawns and jrebug
    5. Has 2 teeth on the rostum edge on the vental side, and there are eight to nine teeth on the dorsal             rostum
    6. The part of the head that juts out or extends along with the jagged edges can also be called the                 beak or rostum. 

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How to choose fresh shrimp how? 
Here's how to do it

    1. The scalp is still fresh and hard
    2. Does not emit a bad smell
    3. The head is still firmly attached to the shrimp head
    4. The skin is not red before cooking
    5. Shrimp will taste sweet after cooking

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haracteristics of shrimp that are not suitable for consumption:
    1. Red shrimp color before cooking
    2. Very pungent smell
    3. Shrimp head comes off by itself
    4. Soft texture on the flesh and skin

The Advantages of Vaname Shrimp
    1. The mortality rate of this shrimp is low on average, reaching 5-35%. 
    2. Can be bred or cultivated anywhere.
    3. Vannamei shrimp feed is not spoiled, if we feed it with low protein content, these shrimp will still         grow well.
    4. The growth is fast, the estimated maintenance period is around 90 – 100 days
    5. Protein is low in fat.
    6. Delicious and Nutritious.

Vaname Shrimp Size and Price….
There are several sizes of vaname shrimp, because of the different sizes, the prices are also different. The prices listed below are a summary of several sources, shrimp prices can change at any time, especially the price of vaname shrimp which can change quickly.

Vename Shrimp Size And Price forecasts
Vaname Shrimp (Size 90) ± Rp. 70.000 – Rp. 80.000 / Kg
Vaname Shrimp (Size 80) ± Rp. 80,000 – Rp. 90.000 / Kg
Vaname Shrimp (Size 70) ± Rp. 65,000 – Rp. 75.000 / Kg
Vaname Shrimp (Size 60) ± Rp. 75,000 – Rp. 80.000 / Kg
Vaname Shrimp (Size 50) ± Rp. 70.000 – Rp. 80.000 / Kg
Vaname Shrimp (Size 40) ± Rp. 80,000 – Rp. 90.000 / Kg
Vaname Shrimp (Size 30) ± Rp. 50,000 – Rp. 57.500 / Kg
Vaname Shrimp (Size 20) ± Rp. 110,000 – Rp. 120,000/Kg

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