Mekong Delta aims to boost tra fish exports
The Mekong Delta targets reaching tra fish export turnover of US$2-2.5 billion in 2016, according to a master plan for tra fishbreeding and processing in the region.
Under the master plan, by 2016 the areas under tra fish breeding in the Mekong Delta will be less than 5,400ha, producing from 1.25 million to 1.3 million tonnes of tra fish.
By 2020, the areas under tra fish breeding will reach 7,600 to 7,800 ha, producing from 1.8 million to 1.9 million tonnes of tra fish.
By that time, 15 to 20% of tra fish production will be processed to become value-added export products. The value-added processing will help raise the export turnover of the tra fish products from US$2.6 billion to US$3 billion.