The demand for ornamental fish in the country is large but fish breeders in HCM City have not fully exploited this market because of their small scale of production.
The second Ornamental Fish Festival opened at Le Van Tam Park in HCM City’s District 1 on November 9, with 120 ponds of fish and 50 booths displaying materials and equipment used for breeding.
HCM City earned more than US$11.5 million from exporting 9.3 million ornamental fish in the first half of the year, a rise of 25 per cent in output and a surge of 52 per cent in revenue over the same...
HCM City has exported 8.6 million ornamental fish in the first seven
months of the year, an 18.2 per cent increase year-on-year, according to
its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Exports of 7.4 million ornamental fish till June this year, earned HCM
City US$7 million, according to the Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development in HCM City.
Exports of ornamental fish from HCM City and several Cuu Long (Mekong)
Delta provinces have brought high profits for breeders this year, mostly
due to an increase in the number of promotions.