Vietnam yields over 2.6 million tonnes of aquatic products in nine months

Sunday, 10:28, 08/10/2017

Vietnam recorded over 2.6 million tonnes of aquatic products in the first nine months of 2017, a year-on-year rise of 5.2%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

In January-September, the central provinces of Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, and Khanh Hoa caught 15,320 tonnes of ocean tuna, up 9.1% against the same period last year.

The Mekong Delta harvested 998,000 tonnes of tra fish, a year-on-year increase of 9.8%. Dong Thap and Can Tho still led in output with 390,000 tonnes (up 18.7%) and 134,000 tonnes (up 13.5%), respectively.

In the nine-month period, the total shrimp output reached more than 468,000 tonnes, up 27.1% year-on-year.

VNA

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