Viet Nam’s import value of animal feed and material for production of animal feed witnessed a year-on-year increase of 41.6 per cent in the first quarter of this year.— VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam

Viet Nam’s import value of animal feed and material for production of animal feed witnessed a year-on-year increase of 41.6 per cent in the first quarter of this year.

This was stated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The value reached $955 million in the first three months, including $343 million in March.

The ministry said in first two months of this year, Viet Nam mainly imported those products from Argentina, accounting for 47.2 per cent of total imports; the United States, 15.7 per cent; India, 4.2 per cent; and China, 3.4 per cent.

In another development, the Ministry’s Department of Livestock Production sent official letter 468/CN-TĂCN to animal feed importers in Viet Nam to asking them to stop the import of some animal feed products containing antibiotics stimulating growth from January 1, 2018. - VNS