Table 1.
Attributes of "sell only" and "buy and sell" live poultry traders operating in all (total of 12) authorised live bird markets serving the Northern provinces of Vietnam.
| Trader attribute | Direction of trade | Totals respondents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell only (%) | Buy and sell (%) | ||
| Total number | 66 (46.48) | 76 (53.52) | 142 |
| Market type | |||
| Wholesale | 41 (62.12) | 48 (63.16) | 89 |
| Retail | 25 (37.88) | 28 (36.84) | 53 |
| Time trading poultry | |||
| Less than a year | 26 (39.39) | 8 (10.53) | 34 |
| Between 1-2 years | 6 (9.09) | 14 (18.42) | 20 |
| Between 2-3 years | 9 (13.64) | 15 (19.74) | 24 |
| More than 3 years | 22 (33.33) | 39 (51.32) | 61 |
| Missing/not responded | 3 (4.55) | 0 (0) | |
| Weekly frequency of poultry sale | |||
| Every day | 14 (21.21) | 21 (27.63) | 35 |
| 2-6 days per week | 48 (72.73) | 55 (72.37) | 103 |
| Once per week | 3 (4.55) | 0 (0) | 3 |
| Missing/not responded | 1 (1.52) | 0 (0) | |
| Type of poultry traded | |||
| Chicken | 32 (48.48) | 31 (40.79) | 63 |
| Duck/muscovy | 7 (10.61) | 10 (13.16) | 17 |
| Mixed species | 15 (22.73) | 22 (28.95) | 37 |
| Missing/not responded | 12 (18.18) | 13 (17.11) | |
| Usually sells all poultry at market | |||
| Yes | 56 (84.85) | 41 (53.95) | 97 |
| No | 9 (13.64) | 35 (46.05) | 44 |
| Missing/not responded | 1 (1.52) | 0 (0) | |
| Destinations of unsold poultry | |||
| Other markets | 1 (11.11) | 3 (8.57) | 4 |
| Back to farms | 1 (11.11) | 28 (80) | 29 |
| Other traders | 0 (0) | 3 (8.57) | 3 |
| Directly to slaughter | 7 (77.78) | 2 (5.71) | 9 |