February 23, 2011

Mekong Delta's tra fish export returns increases

Vietnam's Mekong Delta plans to export 600,000-650,000 tonnes of tra fish for US$1.55 billion in 2011, surpassing last year's figure by US$150 million.

Additional 6,000-6,300 ha of water surface in the Mekong Delta, mainly in Dong Thap, An Giang, Ben Tre and Can Tho City, will be marked out for tra fish raising in order to increase its output to 1.3 million tonnes.

The figure will help enlarge the region's total aquaculture area to 800,000 ha, including 50,000 ha of black tiger shrimp and 195,000 ha of fresh-water shrimp and fish.

The region expects to harvest 2.4 million tonnes of seafood this year, an on-year increase of 160,000 tonnes.