Total fish production first 9 months of 2016 increased 2.2% compared to the same period last year

In the first 9 months of 2016, aquaculture production difficulties and challenges due to cold weather damage, water pollution, drought, salinity intrusion in the Mekong Delta provinces, epidemics complicated, effects of hurricanes and environmental incidents occurred in several central coastal provinces. Although difficult but aquaculture production results while maintaining a slight increase. Seafood production first 9 months was estimated at 4949.6 thousand tons, up 2.2% compared to the same period last year (of which aquaculture production is estimated at 2621 thousand tonnes, up 1.8% yoy last year, mining output was estimated at 2328.6 thousand tons, increasing by 2.7% compared to the same period last year).

 

In September catfish export markets decline, the consumption of hard, raw fish prices also fell, below the cost of production is the difficulty that farmers who are facing. Catfish acreage first 9 months of the Mekong Delta province was estimated at 5146 hectares, down 2.3% over the same period. However, output is estimated at 860 911 tonnes harvested, up 2.5% over the same period due to the output of a relatively large number of provinces like Dong Thap increased 285,554 tons (up 6.8%), Tho 118 035 tonnes (increase 27.2%).

 

Meanwhile, shrimp farming has many positive signs. Because the weather in recent months is relatively favorable, shrimp price is relatively stable. Many brackish water shrimp farming areas quickly recover after the drought, salt, as people continue to drop shrimp farming and the application of technology in shrimp farming shrimp farming area damage reduced.

 

As reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, to date 20/9 prawn area of ​​the country is estimated at 582.7 thousand hectares, an increase of 0.6% over the same period, production is estimated at 174.4 thousand tons down 2.5%. In particular, the area of ​​prawn in the Mekong Delta provinces is estimated at 562 501 ha (up 1.3%), production is estimated at 169 012 tonnes (down 4.7%). Ca Mau province is the area's largest prawn farming country. To date, the province of Ca Mau has farmed the area of ​​268.458 ha. Area vannamei culture in the country is estimated at 80 thousand hectares, an increase of 6.3% over the same period last year, output was estimated at 200 thousand tons, up 4.2%.

 

For the mining sector, from the beginning of the year due to the impact of storms and marine environmental incidents in the Central Province has made it difficult for mining activities as well as seafood consumption of fishermen. However, the favorable weather is still active fishermen going out to sea at sea should catches in some areas reached fairly. In the central south cooperation and the Mekong Delta, fishermen achieve high yields, especially the scad fish, herring, anchovies, tuna streaky ..... first 9 months of 2016 is estimated catches fisheries reached 2328.6 thousand tons, up 2.7% compared to the same period last year, including: estimated sea mining reached 2191.6 thousand tons, up 2.8% compared to the same period last year.