Vietnam spent 2.04 billion USD to import animal feed and raw materials for the production of this kind of commodity in the first five months of this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Japfa Comfeed Vietnam has inaugurated a new animal feed mill and slaughterhouse in Minh Hung Sikico Industrial Park in Hon Quan district of southern Binh Phuoc province.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on May 4 asked ministries and localities to strengthen the control, prevention, detection, and handling of the smuggle of poultry and poultry products into Vietnam.
Vietnam’s Agri VMA company has set up a branch at the Mariel Special Economic Development Zone (ZEDM) of Cuba, becoming the fifth with Vietnamese capital established at the zone, which is about 45km west of Havana capital, according to the zone’s office.
Vietnam’s Premier International Feed, Livestock & Meat Industry Show (VietStock) Expo & Forum will take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in downtown Ho Chi Minh City from October 12-14.
Vietnam's imports of raw materials for processing animal feed in the first seven months of this year surged to 3.1 billion USD as domestic supply only met about one-third of local demand.
Vietnam spent 9.07 billion USD to import nearly 22.3 million tonnes of raw materials for animal feed production in 2021, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)’s Department of Livestock.
The Lao Government has banned the import of certain types of agricultural produce, livestock and fish, aimed at spurring the farming of these crops and animals in Laos to boost the economy and generate more revenue for farmers.
Vietnam’s export of animal feed and materials surpassed 1 billion USD for the first time to 1.049 billion USD from early this year to mid-December, reported the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
De Heus Vietnam on November 5 announced the signing of a strategic agreement with Masan, pursuant to which De Heus will obtain control of 100 percent of the feed related business of MNS Feed (100 percent ANCO and 75.2 percent Proconco).
Vietnam and the US signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the US Grains Council (USGC) in Washington on September 22.
Vietnam’s animal feed exports hit nearly 523.88 million USD in the first six months of 2021, up 52.7 percent year-on-year, according to the General Department of Customs.
Vietnam’s animal feed exports would likely touch the 1 billion USD mark in the near future as many large-scale enterprises in the field have continued to expand their production, trade experts have predicted.
Vietnam, for the first time in decades, has signed a contract with India to buy 70,000 tonnes of 100-percent broken rice from India to meet increasing demand of this kind of rice in the domestic market for producing animal feed.
Policies on planning, science-technology, finance, commerce and training human resources, have contributed to turning the country’s livestock industry into a strong commodity production sector.
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