According to the General Department of Customs, in the first 11 months in 2014, Vietnam feed and raw materials exports reached USD435 million, up 36.4% over the same period last year, in the end of the year 2014 will reach approximately USD475 million. Vietnam feed and raw materials imports USD2.98 billion, up 5.9% from the same period in 2013. The forecast of total imports of feed and raw materials in 2014 is estimated at USD3,25 billion, down 6.1% in volume but up 5.6% in value over 2013.

According to the General Statistics Office, in the country, buffalo reached 2.5 million cattle, down 1.9% from the same period in 2013. The cow cattle reached 5.2 million, up 1.4%. The total of dairy cattle reached 217,7 cattle, an increase of 16.8%. Total of pig reached 26.8 million pig, up 2.1% compared to 2013. The poultry population reached 328.1 million, an increase of 4.6%, which reached 243 million chickens, up 4 7%.
According to the Livestock Department, consumption of livestock products per person in 2014 estimated: 50kg of meat of all kinds (up 1.4% compared to 2013), 88.7 eggs (up 2.7 %). The total of animal feed industry in 2014 is estimated at 14.7 million tons, up 9.95% from 2013.
According to the General Department of Customs, in the first 11 months of 2014, the country imported 2,146 breeding pigs, an increased 90.6% compared to the same period in 2013, 1,540,797 poultry breeding, a decreased 9.7%, 3,200 tons of pork, an increased 7.3%,  82,800 tons of poultry, an increased 19.3%, approximately 208,700 live cattle, an increased 66.2%. The forecast turnover import of animal feed and raw materials in 2014 reached USD3.3 billion, up 7.1% compared to the same period in 2013.

Michael Boddington from Asian Agribusiness Consulting (AAC) has been involved in agribusiness in Asia since 2000. AAC has office both in Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City and China Beijing. So AAC has a thorough understanding of the Viet Nam and China livestock industry and produces up-to-date research reports on the market. We can offer insights on supply and demand trends and comments on the future structure of Asian agribusiness. If you would like to know more please email michael@boddingtonconsulting.com

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