Vietnam exported more than 969,200 tonnes of seafood products worth $3.5 billion (€2.5 billion) in the first nine months of this year, an increase of 10.9% in quantity and 15.4% in value compared to the same period of last year.
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (Vasep) said that despite meeting consecutive difficulties, Vietnam’s agricultural sector has gradually affirmed its position and conquered many markets around the world.
Vietnam’s biggest seafood market is Japan with 18.4%, followed by the US with 17.9%.
The EU is also still a big market for Vietnam. In the first nine months of 2010, the EU imported more than 259,800 tonnes of seafood products from Vietnam, valued over $826.7 million (€597.2 million), an increase of 6.3% compared to the previous year.
In the same period, shrimp continued to be the leader in Vietnam’s seafood exports (up 22.1% against 2009). Pangasius exports ranked second and were up 6.4% against last year.
[Source: vovnews.vn]
