Vietnam imported more than 46,402 tonnes of pork and related products as of April 13, rocketing over 300 percent from the same period last year, according to the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
A consumer selects pork products at a supermarket (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam imported morethan 46,402 tonnes of pork and related products as of April 13, rocketing over300 percent from the same period last year, according to the Department ofAnimal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Imports from Canada accounted for 25 percent ofthe total, Germany 19 percent, Poland 14 percent, Brazil 9.5 percent, the US8.39 percent, Spain 6.72 percent and Russia 4 percent.
Vietnam has allowed the import of meat andrelated products from 24 countries, with pork and related products from 19countries.
At a meeting with pig farming businesses in lateMarch, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung assigned the Ministry of Financeto consider and propose tax cuts on pork imports soon.
He also told the MARD to coordinate with theMinistry of Industry and Trade and the Foreign Ministry to give maximum supportfor Vietnamese firms to seek suitable supplies in exporting countries andimport pork in line with the PM’s directions.
Meanwhile, the MARD said it has instructedlocalities and worked with businesses to increase pig farming so as to reducepork prices.
During the reviewed period, Vietnam alsoimported over 37,104 tonnes of beef and buffalo meat, which respectively surgedabout 200 percent and 135 percent year on year. Most of the beef was fromAustralia, the US, Russia and Canada while the majority of imported buffalomeat was from India.
It also bought some 78,376 tonnes of poultrymeat and related products from foreign sources, up 150 percent year on year,mostly from the US, the Republic of Korea, Brazil, Poland, the Netherlands andRussia, the Department of Animal Health said./.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 20 stressed the need to regulate price of pork by the market price with certain management, and to prevent speculation and unreasonable price hiking in this sector.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has urged livestock businesses to cooperate with the Government and with each other to bring the live pig price down from the current 75,000 VND (3.17 USD) to 70,000 VND per kg as from April 1.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has said pork must be eligible for price stabilisation due to the high demand for this essential good on the domestic market.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested more drastic measures to prevent speculation, price increases, and market devaluation when chairing a meeting of the National Steering Committee for Price Management on April 21.
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A consumer selects pork products at a supermarket (Photo: VNA) 
