Nearly 500 million USD spent on importing meat
Vietnam imported 262,321 live buffaloes and cows and nearly 42,000 tons of beef and buffalo meat at a value of more than 410 million USD last year, according to the Department of Animal Husbandry under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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The country also bought in more than 6,500 tons of pork worth 11.07 million USD and 81,000 tons of poultry meat worth over 75.7 million USD from overseas.
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The Department says imported meats are sold at market for cheap prices. As an example, the prices of US and Australian beef vary from 100,000 VND to 500,000 VND per kg, while Indian buffalo meat is priced at 90,000-150,000 VND per kg, and a kg of chicken costs 35,000-60,000 VND.
According to the General Department of Vietnam Customs, the average price for US chicken imported to Vietnam is at roughly 19,000 VND per kg and pork at 27,000 VND/kg.
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(Source: vov.vn)
