Vietnam spends nearly $1 million/day to import pesticides from China
In the first 5 months of 2016, Vietnam spent US$140 million for the import of Chinese pesticides, or nearly $1 million a day, according to statistics of the General Customs Administration. Specifically, in May alone, Vietnam paid $27 million to import materials and pesticides from China. This is one of Vietnam’s 10 top imports from China in May. According to statistics from the General Department of Customs, in the last three years, every year Vietnam spent at least half a billion dollars to import pesticides from China, specifically $411 million in 2014 and $376 million in 2015.
