Milk association calls on gov't to restrain runaway prices

The Vietnam Milk Association has asked the government to curb the out-of-control milk price hikes that have drawn public ire across the country.

The association said Wednesday the government should also inspect pricing at milk producers and importers, according to Sai Gon Giai Phong 12G newspaper.

Ho Tat Thang, vice chairman of the Vietnam Standard and Consumer Association, said at a conference in Hanoi last month that the continuing milk price hikes on the domestic market have come in the face of last year’s global dairy price cuts and lower import tariffs.

 ThanhNien

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