Việt Nam’s animal feed imports up sharply

April 05, 2017 - 16:15

Việt Nam’s import value of animal feed and material for production of animal feed witnessed a year-on-year increase of 41.6 per cent in the first quarter of this year.

Việt Nam’s import value of animal feed and material for production of animal feed increased sharply in the first quarter. - Photo nhachannuoi.vn

Viet Nam News

HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam’s import value of animal feed and material for production of animal feed witnessed a year-on-year increase of 41.6 per cent in the first quarter of this year.

This was stated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The value reached US$955 million in the first three months, including $343 million in March.

The ministry said that Việt Nam mainly imported those products from Argentina, accounting for 47.2 per cent of total imports; the United States, 15.7 per cent; India, 4.2 per cent; and China, 3.4 per cent.

In another development, the ministry’s Department of Livestock Production sent official letter 468/CN-TĂCN to animal feed importers in Việt Nam to ask them to stop the import of some animal feed products containing antibiotics stimulating growth from January 1, 2018. – VNS

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