Aquatic exports hit US$5.91 billion in nine months
Aquatic exports in September 2017 are estimated to reach US$696 million, pushing total exports of the products in the first nine months of this year to US$5.91 billion, up 18.1% from the same period last year.
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According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, leading markets for Vietnamese aquatic products include the US, Japan, China and the Republic of Korea. The four markets consumed 55.5% of total products.
Strong growth was seen in China with 63.3%, the Netherlands with 35.1%, and the UK with 29.5%.
Meanwhile, the country imported US$124 million worth of aquatic products in September and US$1.04 billion in the January-September period, the ministry reported.
Due to poor supply and high demand, both tra fish and shrimp prices in the Mekong Delta region surged sharply domestically.
