Vietnam farmers hit hard by rise in animal feed prices


HO CHI MINH CITY (Vietnam News/ANN): The price of livestock fodder has risen by 15-30 per cent in the last five months because of higher prices of inputs, and many farmers are facing big losses as a result.

Trần Quang Trung, a pig farmer in Đồng Nai Province’s Thống Nhất District, said a 25kg bag of bran has increased from VNĐ250,000 to VNĐ290,000 (US$11-12.6) since October last year.

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