(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, aquaculture production in June 2017 estimated at 450,000 MT, an increase of 3.4% over the same period last year, the figure in Jan-Jun 2017 was nearly 1.7 million MT, up 6.7% year on year.
In the first half of 2017, the area of pangasius farming in the Mekong Delta provinces hit 3,076 ha, a decrease of 16% over the same period of 2016. However, pangasius output estimated at over 580,000 MT, equal to the same period last year and completing 50.7% of the year plan.
In the period, the favorable weather facilitated brackish water shrimp farming. The area for brackish water shrimp farming in the first 6 months of 2017 estimated at nearly 640,000 ha, up 5.5% over the same period, with the output of over 216,000 MT, up 14.7% over the same period last year. The area for whiteleg shrimp farming in the Jan-Jun 2017 estimated at 57,680 ha, up 32.6% over the same period last year.
In Jan-Jun 2017, prices of raw pangasius and shrimp in Vietnam fluctuated and tended to decrease due to a rise in the supply recently.