Tra catfish farming situation at Mekong Delta
In April 2014, the price of Tra catfish has increased at VND 24,000-25,000 per kg, with this price, the farmers can get VND 2,000-3,000 per kg of profit. The raw catfish source in locally is stabilized.
Pangasius farming area of the Mekong Delta in 4 first months of this year was estimated at 5,300 hectares with 243,000 tonnes of production.
According to the report of the Department of Agriculture of Mekong Delta, the area and production of catfish in Tien Giang and Ben Tre increased, namely: Tien Giang area of 104 hectares (+18%), production of 10,900 tonnes (+17%), Ben Tre area of 608 hectares (+10.5%), production of 40,000 tonnes (+5.3%).
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