Update: January, 08/2021 - 08:45 |
The country has boosted pork imports to make the pork price reduce from the end of the third quarter. Photo nld.com.vn
HÀ NỘI Việt Nam’s livestock industry hopes to increase its average production growth rate in 2021 by 5-6 per cent, according to the Department of Livestock Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The production of meat is expected to reach about 5.7 million tonnes, including 3.67 million tonnes of pork (up 6.1 per cent), 1.5 million tonnes of poultry meat (up 5.8 per cent) and 395,000 tonnes of beef (up 6 per cent).
Meanwhile, eggs are expected to surge by 7.5 per cent year-on-year to about 15.6 billion and milk production to hit 1.21 million tonnes, up 11.5 per cent.