(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In Jun 2016, aquaculture production of Vietnam estimated to touch 435 thousand MT, up 1.6% year on year. The cumulative figure to Jun 2016 reached 1,584 thousand MT, up 0.6% year on year.
The pangasius farming area tend to fall down due to diseases and unstable demand from consuming markets. In Jan-Jun 2016, the superficies for pangasius farming in the Mekong Delta estimated to reach 3,757 ha, down 5.5% year on year while the output of the fish reached 526,683 MT, equal to the same period of last year. Some main producing provinces reported the reduction in pangasius yield such as Vinh Long 38,000 MT (-4%), Ben Tre 82,575 MT (-12%), An Giang 121,437 MT (-7%), Dong Thap 184,004 MT (-1%).
In the first half of the year, the production of brackishwater shrimp in the Mekong Delta reported the year-on-year reduction due to unfavourable weather and diseases. The decline led to the rise in raw shrimp price and lack of raw material for processing and exporting. In this context, many farmers actively renovate farming ponds and continue stocking.
In this period, the farming area of black tiger shrimp tend to rise compared to the same period of last year. Black tiger: area: 540,451 ha (+1.8%); output: 103,244 MT (equal to the same period of last year). Whiteleg shrimp: area: 31,480 ha (-10%), output: 59,054 MT (-11%)
Compiled by Kim Thu