In the first quarter of this year, Vietnam spent nearly $ 900 million importing animal feed and materials, increased sharply by 33.36 per cent over the same period last year.

The country’s imports of animal feed and materials from Italy rocketed by 572.06 per cent to over $ 21 million in the first quarter; from the Philippines – up by 218.04 per cent to over $ 6 million; from Canada – up by 164.74 per cent to over $ 6 million; and from Chile – up by 110.65 per cent to nearly $ 3 million.

Argentina was leading the list of the country’s major import markets of animal feed and materials in March with the import value of $ 122 million, down by 35.9 per cent month – on – month but up by 11.55 per cent year – on – year. The total imports of animal feed and materials from Argentina in the first quarter of this year hit over $ 410 million, accounted for 45.7 per cent of the total and increased by 38.1 per cent over the same period last year.

China ranked second with the import value of over $ 17 million in March and over $ 38 million in the first quarter of this year, down by 5.14 per cent year – on – year.

India ranked third with over $ 14 million in March and over $ 40 million in the first quarter of this year, up by 76.02 per cent over the same quarter of 2016.

The other markets were the U.S, Austria, Indonesia, the U.A.E and Italy with the import value of $ 104 million; $ 27.9 million; $27 million; $ 26 million and $ 21 million, respectively.

Vietnam’s imports of feed materials in the first quarter of 2017 – source: the General Department of Customs