(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s aquaculture output in Oct 2016 amounted to 310 thousand MT, up 8.9% compared to the same period last year. The figure in Jan-Oct 2016 estimated at 2,924 thousand MT, up 1.6% compared to the same period last year.
In the first 10 months of 2016, the area for pangasius farming in the Mekong Delta provinces estimated at 5,352 hectares, an increase of 4% over the same period last year. The output hit 996,076 MT, up 9.1% year on year. Thanks to high import demand for Christmas and New Year from importing markets, pangasius prices quoted at VND22,200-22,500/kg, the highest level since the beginning this year. Pangasius production in some provinces was high such as Dong Thap province with 325,042 MT (+ 18.7%), Can Tho province with 139,553 MT (+ 23.9%), Ben Tre province with 154,630 MT (+ 10.8%).
In Oct 2016, thanks to stability in brackish water shrimp farming, favorable weather and steady prices, many farmers turn a profit with high production. The area for brackish water shrimp farming in Jan-Oct 2016 reached 678 thousand hectares, up 2.3% compared to the same period last year. In particular, the area for black tiger shrimp farming was 596 thousand hectares and that for whiteleg shrimp was 82 thousand hectares. The ouput in the period touched 433 thousand MT, up 1.7% year on year. In which, the volume of black tiger shrimp was 203 thousand MT and that of whiteleg shrimp was 230 thousand MT.
In the Mekong Delta provinces, the area for balck tiger shrimp farming estimated at 565,611 hectares (+ 1.7%) with the production of 195,114 MT (-4.4%); that for whiteleg shrimp was 65,297 hectares (+11.8%) with the production of 193,397 MT (+ 14.1%).