Italy is Vietnam’s largest consumer of tuna in European Union
VOV.VN - Italy has emerged as Vietnam’s largest tuna export market in the European Union, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Statistics show tuna exports to Germany, the Netherlands and Italy that are the three leading import markets of the bloc, witnessed changes in October. While tuna exports to Germany and the Netherlands decreased considerably, those to Italy increased 30 times, making it the largest Vietnamese tuna importer.
The value of tuna exports to the EU in October reached just more than US$15 million, down 19% year on year, but the 10-month export value rose 1% to more than US$143 million.
Meanwhile, tuna exports to the United States and Canada climbed 6% in October after experiencing a fall in previous months. The export value of the tuna products to Chile, the Philippines and the Republic of Korea also skyrocketed by 406%, 116% and 402% respectively.
Notably, the Republic of Korea is currently among the top 15 markets importing the most tuna from Vietnam.
Vietnam raked in over US$76 million from tuna exports in October, down 0.5% year on year. Processed and canned tuna products were preferred by global consumers, with the export of frozen steamed tuna increasing by 24%.
