Shrimp farming in india

China increased shrimp imports from Viet Nam for the first time after a continuous decline in the previous three months. In April, Viet Nam’s shrimp exports to China reached $39.2 million, up 16.6 per cent year-on-year. The total exports to China in the first four months of this year reached $108.8 million, down 15.5 per cent year-on-year. … [Read more...] about Shrimp exports expected to increase in coming months

The UN estimates the swarms could be up to 20 times bigger than during the first invasion -and they could become 400 times bigger by June. The World Bank has approved $500m (£409m) in grants and low-interest loans to help countries in East Africa and the Middle East cope with the crop loss after the attacks. … [Read more...] about India combats locust attack amid Covid-19 pandemic

On May 24, the office of the MoIT informed that the Trade Promotion Agency and the branch of the Vietnam Trade Office in Kunming will collaborate with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade – Yunnan Branch to organize an online trade conference on agricultural and food products between Vietnam and China on May 26 and 27. At this conference, 21 Vietnamese enterprises trading agricultural, aquatic, and processed products will introduce and offer their products to importers in Yunnan Province, China. According to Mr. Do Quoc Huong, Head of the branch of the Vietnam Trade Office in Kunming, in Yunnan Province, currently, all production and trade activities have basically returned to normalcy but agricultural production still faces difficulties. The forecast by the Department of Commerce of Yunnan Province shows that from now to the end of June this year, the province needs around 25-35 percent of essential agricultural products, including vegetables, fruits, … [Read more...] about 21 Vietnamese enterprises seek opportunities to export farm produce to China

The African swine fever virus spreads through bodily secretions. Pigs can thus get infected by contact with infected sources, mainly other infected pigs, pork and other pig-derived products, but also other contaminated objects, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. … [Read more...] about Vietnam destroys 4,000 pigs as African swine fever makes comeback

It was recorded that at rural markets in Lai Vung District in Dong Thap Province, the price of pork fluctuated from VND150,000 to VND170,000 per kilogram, double that in the same period last year. Of which, the pork belly was priced at VND150,000 per kilogram; pork fillet and ham fetched VND170,000 per kilogram; pork chops and pork ribs were sold at VND160,000-VND170,000 per kilogram. Due to insufficient supply, the price of pigs in the Southern market on May 22 increased by VND1,000-VND3,000 per kilogram compared to the previous day, hovering around VND97,000-VND100,000 per kilogram. According to traders, the price of pigs will exceed VND100,000 per kilogram and pigs will be unavailable shortly because supply is exhausting. Mr. Quoc Hung, a farmer in Mang Thit District in Vinh Long Province, said that his pig farm is currently empty as the African swine fever epidemic killed 20 sows and 200 market hogs. Now the price of pigs highly increases but he does not have pigs to sell. He is … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta provinces strive to recover pig herds