Vietnamese poultry find way onto more foreign plates
Apart from maintaining the domestic market, Vietnamese poultry businesses are seeking ways to expand their reach to foreign markets like Myanmar, Japan, Hong Kong and Russia, heard a recent meeting of the Vietnam Poultry Association (VIPA).
Hanoi (VNA) – Apart from maintaining thedomestic market, Vietnamese poultry businesses are seeking ways to expand theirreach to foreign markets like Myanmar, Japan, Hong Kong and Russia, heard arecent meeting of the Vietnam Poultry Association (VIPA).
Nguyen Song Thao, Deputy Director of the PersonnelDepartment under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said at theVIPA meeting on March 28 that the national poultry flocks increased from 100million in 2010 to 530 million last year.
Poultry meat production also rose from 600,000 to1.4 million tonnes over the past decade, and the output of eggs reached 14billion in 2020, up from 6 billion ten years ago, he said.
Poultry meat and eggs have not only met the demandof the nearly 100 million population at home, but also been used for exports.
Notably, modern, large-scale poultry farms have beenformed and equipped with cutting-edge technologies, Thao said.
Nguyen Thanh Son, VIPA President, said despite the adverseimpact of COVID-19 last year that cut into firms’ profit, the sector investedin some chicken farms and slaughterhouses that are among the most modern inSoutheast Asia.
Progress has also been made in the production ofpoultry feed, medicines and vaccines, he added.
He said the VIPA will support businesses inexporting poultry breeds, processed meat, eggs, medicines and feed this year,while staying updated on price and market to inform its members.
The association will also draw up a project on grantingcertificates to VIPA members that have good products, according to Son./.
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