Seafood exports to US up 19.3% in value
(VOV) -Seafood exports in the eleven months leading up to December swelled 19.3% in value on-year to US$7.22 billion according to the most recent statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Exports to the US market also surged for the period by 19.97%on-year to US$1.43 billion, making it the largest importer of accounting for 21.85% of total export value.
Other nations that saw high increases in seafood exports were the Republic of Korea (up 37.49%),China (up 16.17%) and Japan (up 8.47%).
India and Taiwan were two leading seafood exporters of Vietnam, making up 34.2% and 7.1% of total value respectively.