AGROINFO official issued: VIETNAM MEAT AND FOOD SECTOR IN QUARTER 2/2009

15 | 09 | 2009

“Vietnam’s meat and foodstuff sector in quarter 2/2009” is a continuation of the early reports published by the Information Center for Agriculture and Rural Development such as “Meat and foodstuff in 6 months”; “Consumption of meat and foodstuff during 2009 Tet festival”, and the annual report “Vietnam’s meat and foodstuff sector in 2008 and prospects for 2009”. This is the first quarterly report on the meat and foodstuff sector complied and publicized by the Information Center for Agriculture and Rural Development under the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development with the aim of presenting comprehensive and most updated analyses of the factors affecting the market for meat and foodstuff within the first 6 months of 2009, prospects for market trends in the final months of the year.

Key highlights:

• Growth of the livestock sector in the first 6 months of 2009, growth forecasts for the two final quarters.

• Price movement in the domestic maket in the first 6 months of 2009.

• Factors affecting supply and prices of the market for meat and foodstuff in the first half of 2009.

• Changes of Vietnam’s meat import-export in early months of 2009

• Prospects for the meat and foodstuff market in the final months of 2009.

All the data presented in the report are obtained from publicized sources of reputable organizations including: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, General Statistics Office, General Department of Vietnam Customs, foreign General Departments of Customs, and so on.

“Vietnam’s meat and foodstuff sector in quarter 2/2009” is intended to be a useful reference for central and grass-root policymakers, international organizations, donors and especially the business community to draw up business development strategies.