Vietnam's animal feed import down over 25 pct in Q1

Source: Xinhua| 2020-04-08 15:38:32|Editor: xuxin
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HANOI, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam spent 734 million U.S. dollars importing animal feeds and materials for animal feed production in the first quarter of this year, down 25.4 percent year-on-year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs on Wednesday.

During the period, the country imported 888,000 tons of wheat worth 220 million U.S. dollars, seeing respective year-on-year surges of 89 percent and 67.5 percent.

In 2019, Vietnam spent more than 3.7 billion U.S. dollars importing animal feeds and materials for animal feed production, down 5.1 percent year-on-year, with the biggest import markets being Argentina, Brazil, China and the United States, according to the department.

The country imported approximately 2.8 million tons of wheat worth roughly 727 million U.S. dollars last year, mainly from Australia, Canada and Russia.

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