date:Aug 24, 2012
ected to ensureonly 70% of the raw material needed for processing becausefarmers left their fish ponds or only belatedly stocked fishduring the first two quarters. Prices for raw fish have thus farslumped by VND 2,000-3,000 per kilogram in the second and thirdquarters, but processors still couldn't afford to buy it. Priceswere expected to recover in August and reach VND D24,000-5,000per kilogram late in the third quarter.
Many sources in the industry are said to worry about a futurescarcity of