Weekly summary
July 10th - July 16th, 2011
Aquaculture:
1,000 tons Tra fish exceed in An Giang province.
Diseases damage shrimp ponds in Bac Lieu, Soc Trang provinces, but experimental shrimp – rice ponds are not affected.
WTO ruled to support two of three major complaints of Vietnam in the case that the US applies anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese frozen shrimp.
Viet Duc CO ., LTD is the first company hatching and nursing successfully Siberian and Russian sturgeon in Sa Pa.
Sharks are continuously caught on Quy Nhon beach.
Because of the unstable material price, some Tra fish farmers decided to stop invest in breeding in Mekong Delta.
Processing, import and export:
VASEP determined to protect the priority of shrimp exporting companies in Vietnam.
Mr. Struan Stevenson has changed his attitude about fishery in Vietnam. He admits that his criticism before was incorrect, and begins to praise and encourage Tra fish farming after his trip to Vietnam.
Livestock:
Musk cat brings profit to farmers in Tay Nguyen province.
Phu Xuyen dictrict (Ha Noi city) is the largest place selling poultry in Vietnam. However, smuggling from China is being developed here.
Boidae’s price is stable, which increases profit for farmers.
Cultivation:
At the end of June, 2011, the volume of exported pepper is 70,000 tons, which brings 420 million USD, and is equal to the total exports of pepper in entire 2010.
After four years, Vietnam Rubber Group plants successfully rubber trees in Northwest area. Son La province has about 6,000 ha rubber trees.
Planting flowers around rice paddy opens a new way to prevent insect and protect plants in Mekong Delta.
The demand of consuming safe vegetable increases; producing safe vegetable is noticeable.
Agriculture, Countryside and Farmers:
A standard needs to be establish in agricultural production in Mekong Delta.
Salt price will be increased in the market of the South.
Fruit:
After buying fruits, traders often use Ethephon to make the fruits grow up quickly and evenly. This causes bad prestige of fresh fruits.
Lychee labeled VietGAP has a high and stable price.
Planting jack fruit: difficulties are more than benefits.
Walong Company, an American company, is licensed to import rambutan from Vietnam to the U.S. market.
Living and environment:
“Mối” mushroom is scarce, causing its high price.
Pet, flower and others:
Landscaped brings high profit to farmers in Trieu De town, Lap Thach district, Vinh Phuc province.
Planting orchird brings benefits to farmers in Vinh Long province.
By Sonia LV. - VietLinh
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