HCM City’s ornamental fish exports to hit US$23 million this year
VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is likely to produce 180 million ornamental fish and export in excess of 20 million fish to earn up to US$23 million this year according to its target program on ornamental fish development.
At present, 21 separate companies are allowed to export ornamental fish, of which the Sai Gon Ornamental Creatures JSC account for 85% of total exports.
The city’s ornamental fish has been shipped to 43 countries in the world with the European market the biggest and constituting 54% of exports. The remainder comes from the Asian, American and South African markets.
Furthermore, during the final months of 2018, the city aims to produce 40-45 million fish and export a further 4.5-5 million of them with a total export value of US$5-6 million.