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Update: May, 27/2021 - 08:03 | A dairy farm of Việt Nam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk or VNM) in Long Khánh Commune, Bến Cầu District in the southern province of Tây Ninh. Since the beginning of this year, share prices of VNM has decreased by nearly 16 per cent. VNA/VNS Photo Lê Đức Hoảnh HÀ NỘI The prices of raw materials for food processing have increased continuously since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is expected to dramatically affect the profits of food firms in 2021. According to the General Statistics Office, in the first four months of this year, the prices of raw materials for food, fuel and materials used for production has increased by 4.64 per cent over the same period last year.