The total output for the first five months this year was 1.235 million tons, up 2.4 percent year on year.
In the period, the total output of Tra fish in the Mekong Delta provinces hit 465,900 tons, up 11.1 percent from the same period last year, while aquaculture area was estimated at 3,092 hectares, falling 6.2 percent. The sharpest increase of Tra fish output was recorded in Can Tho city, by 50.1 percent, followed by An Giang, by 11.9 percent, and Dong Thap, 3.2 percent.
The total output of Tra fish in the Mekong Delta provinces hit 465,900 tons, up 11.1 percent from the same period last year. (Photo for illustration)
The price of Tra fish slightly dropped in May, to around VND 24,000 – 26,000 per kilogram. The price of Tra fish foy also fell, ranging from VND 27,000 – 50,000 (USD 1.2 - 2.2) per kg.
The nation’s total shrimp raising area was estimated at 597,000 hectares, up 6.8 percent from the same period last year, with total output topping 144,000 tons, increasing by 46.2 percent. Shrimp prices ranged between VND 85,000 – VND 340,000 (USD 3.7 – 15) per kg.
In the period, the output of fish catch topped 1.327 million tons, up 5.2 percent year on year, of which 1.264 million tons were caught at sea, up 5.5 percent. The total output included 311,000 tons caught in May, according to the Ministry.
Thanks to favorable weather, fishermen in the central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue took longer offshore fishing trips.
The total output of tuna hit 10,050 tons, up 5.8 percent year on year, including 2,789 tons caught in Phu Yen, dropping 5.2 percent; 5,296 tons in Binh Dinh, and 2,092 tons in Khanh Hoa, up 14.9 percent and 6.1 percent, respectively.
Source: VNA