Historic Drought Ravages Vietnam's Shrimp Farms
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [VnExpress.net] By An Hong May 20, 2016
The worst drought and saltwater intrusion in almost a century have cost the Southeast Asian country about VND 6.4 trillion ($287 million) in the first four months of this year, according to Vietnam's General Statistics Office, and the historic natural disaster has shown no signs of abating.
The southernmost province of Ca Mau, which accounts for 25 percent of the country’s shrimp production, is the latest victim.
“Farmers are incurring average losses of VND5 million for every hectare of dead shrimp,” said Le Van Su, head of the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
He noted that since Ca Mau has more than ...
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