Vietnam sees rise in export of breeding products
Vietnam shipped 39,000 tonnes of frozen meat from suckling pig to China and Hong Kong (China) in 2015, reaching a turnover US$103 million, nearly doubling those of the previous year.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Department of Livestock, the country exported 31 million salted duck eggs worth US$4.9 million to Malaysia, Singapore and China, representing a year-on-year increase of 22.6%.
Meanwhile, around 13,000 tonnes of unpasteurised fresh milk were sold in foreign markets, mostly in Cambodia, China, and Taiwan (China), raking in US$19.6 million.
Vietnam also exported about 300,000 tonnes of animal feed during the year with a turnover value of nearly US$97.7 million to Laos, Cambodia, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan (China).
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The sector aims to raise the proportion of hybrid cattle to 70% and increase beef output to 319,000 tonnes (equivalent to nearly 5.6 million heads) by 2020. It will also develop small- and medium-sized livestock areas in suitable grassy regions such as in northern mountainous areas, northern and central coastal areas, and the Central Highlands .
In 2014, Vietnam had about 5.16 million heads of cattle with a beef output of 297,400 tonnes – a 4.2% increase from a year earlier. It imported roughly US$300 million worth of live cattle and US$50 million worth of frozen beef.
