Vietnam Basa Industry Surges, Even as Potential Risks Loom
Vietnam's basa saw great success in 2018. The once-unpopular fish has risen to prominence and set several new records. For example, last year Vietnam has exported 1.3 million tons of basa fish, while the export value has jumped by 26.4% to reach $2.26 billion USD. At one point, the price of raw basa even skyrocketed to about 35,000 VND to VND36,000 ($1.51 to $1.56 USD) per kg, according to media reports.
This year, farmers in Vietnam have shown great enthusiasm about basa aquaculture due to...
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