Aquatic product export exceeds 4.1 billion USD in H1
Vietnam’s aquatic product export in the first half of this year exceeded 4.1 billion USD, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) released.
Vietnam’s aquatic product export in the first half of this year exceeds 4.1 billion USD. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Vietnam’s aquatic productexport in the first half of this year exceeded 4.1 billion USD, the Vietnam Associationof Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) released.
In June alone, the value rose 20 percent year-on-yearto 865 million USD, according to the association.
Shrimp export stood at about 402 million USD in themonth, bringing the total value in the first six months to 1.7 billion USD, up13 percent from the corresponding time last year.
The US, Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Germanywere the main buyers of Vietnamese shrimp. However, the product made up only8.5 percent of the market share in the US – the world’s largest shrimp importer.
Vietnam’s tra fish export in June also increased 35percent from the same period last year to over 150 million USD, raising the itssix-month turnover to 788 million USD, up 18 percent year-on-year.
Notably, tra fish export to the US expanded 170 percent,accounting for 21 percent of the total revenue, and to Mexico, Brazil, the UK,Thailand, the Netherlands, Colombia and Russia was also rose from 100-450percent.
Although Vietnam’s tra fish export to China dropped overthe past months, the neighbouring country remained a big buyer, making up 26percent of the country’s accumulative value.
Last month, the country’s seafood export went up 21percent to hit 312 million USD, pushing the value in the first half to 1.6 billionUSD, up 16 percent year-on-year.
Seafood accounted for nearly 40 percent of the aquaticproduct export in the two quarters.
VASEP experts said aquatic product export to majormarkets, except for China that is tightening import procedures in line withCOVID-19 prevention and control measures, has seen positive signs.
The association forecast that this year’s value wouldhit 9 billion USD./.
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Vietnam’s aquatic product export in the first half of this year exceeds 4.1 billion USD. (Photo: VNA) 
