As of mid-August, provinces over the country cultivated 1003.6 thousand hectares of maize, equaling 101.1% from the last year’s same period; 119.2 thousand hectares of sweet potato, equaling 93.6%; 89.4 thousand hectares of soybean, equaling 93%; 182.2 thousand hectares of peanut, equaling 97.9%; 907.8 thousand hectares of vegetables, equaling 101.1%.

According to the survey result, as of 01 July 2015, the country’s total flock of pigs had 27.7 million heads, rose 2.8% from the similar period in 2014; total flock of fowls had 338.7 million heads, rose 3.5%.

Generally, in eight months, the area of concentrated planted forest was estimated to reach 133.9 thousand hectares, rose 8% against the same period last year. The number of separate planted trees achieved 132.8 million, increased by 0.2%; wood production gained 4615 thousand m³, went up by 10.3%; firewood production reached 20.3 million ste, raised by 1.9%.

Generally, in eight months, the are of damaged forest was 1206 hectares, reduced by 60% from the same period last year, of which the fired forest area was 742 hectares, down 70.4%; the destroyed forest area was 464 hectares, down 9%. 

Generally, in eight months of this year, total production of fishery was estimated to reach 4261.7 thousand tons, rose 3.1% compared to that in the similar period last year, of which production of aquaculture achieved 2270.2 thousand tons, increased by 1.9%; production of fishing caught gained 1991.5 thousand tons, by 4.4%.

Source: General statistics office