Vietnam ranks third in shrimp exports
Vietnam has secured third place among the world’s shrimp exporters this year with a total value of US$2.5 billion, representing a yearly rise of nearly 33% and accounting for 44% of the total aquatic export turnover.
The figures were released by the Directorate of Fisheries at a conference on December 24 to review the sector’s performance this year and set tasks for 2014.
The amount of farmed shrimps in 2013 increased by 12.3% from last year to 548,000 tonnes, of which 268,000 tonnes were black tiger shrimps and the rest ones were white-legged shrimps.
For 2014, the directorate keeps the two aforementioned kinds of shrimp, Tra fish and mollusc as key products for aquaculture.