Mekong Delta region exports 237,000 tonnes of tra fish
(VOV) - The Mekong Delta provinces shipped 237,000 tonnes of tra fish in the first five months of this year, earning US$ 616 million, down 6 percent from last year’s period.
Vietnam’s largest Tra fish importers were the EU, ASEAN, the US, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, China and Hong Kong.
In the five-month period, tra fish exports dropped in price and volume in many traditional markets.
The regional provinces zoned off 5,700 hectares of water surface for tra fish breeding and supplied 390,000 tonnes of material tra fish for processing factories.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) said local breeders still face difficulties due higher production costs than selling prices and they find it difficult to access bank loans.
To help the farmers, the provinces have sent technical staffs to guide them how to produce tra fish meeting standards for export. They have also encouraged the breeders to apply new farming methods to raise the fish quality.