Vietnam splashed out 1.73 billion USD on livestock feed and materialimports in the first two quarters of the year, a year-on-year increaseof 7.8 percent, according to Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment.
Most of the products were imported from Argentina(36.6 percent), the US (19.2 percent) and China (7.4 percent), the HanoiMoi newspaper reported.
In the period, 329 million USD was spenton importing 1.28 million tonnes of wheat, rising 5.1 percent in valueand 31 percent in quantity from the same period last year.
Australia and Brazil became Vietnam’s key wheat exporters with a market share of 53.8 percent and 28.5 percent, respectively.
Thecountry also bought 948,000 tonnes of soybeans for 438 million USD, up5.8 percent in quantity but down 17.1 percent in value against the firstsix months in 2014.-VNA
Most of the products were imported from Argentina(36.6 percent), the US (19.2 percent) and China (7.4 percent), the HanoiMoi newspaper reported.
In the period, 329 million USD was spenton importing 1.28 million tonnes of wheat, rising 5.1 percent in valueand 31 percent in quantity from the same period last year.
Australia and Brazil became Vietnam’s key wheat exporters with a market share of 53.8 percent and 28.5 percent, respectively.
Thecountry also bought 948,000 tonnes of soybeans for 438 million USD, up5.8 percent in quantity but down 17.1 percent in value against the firstsix months in 2014.-VNA
