HANOI, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam spent over 2.9 billion U.S. dollars importing animal feeds and materials for feed production from January to November, down 7.3 percent against the same period last year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on Wednesday.
Argentina was Vietnam's biggest animal feed import market, followed by the United States and China, and markets with sudden surges in exports to Vietnam included Canada, India and Indonesia.
During the 11-month period, Vietnam imported nearly 4.4 million tons of wheat worth 934 million U.S. dollars, posting respective year-on-year decreases of 2.4 percent and 1.5 percent.
Meanwhile, the country spent 687 million U.S. dollars importing animal and vegetable oil, up 14 percent on-year, said the ministry. Enditem
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