Seafood imports hit US$720 mln
(VOV) - Vietnam’s total seafood import value has reached US$720 million over the past eight months, up 73% compared to the same period in 2013.
Most products were shipped from India and Taiwan (China), according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
As of July 2014, Vietnam had signed Indian shrimp import contracts worth more than US$200 million. However, the country’s seafood exports to India fetched less than US$8.5 million.
Vietnam mainly imports tiger shrimp from India to tackle shortages in materials exacerbated by diseases.