Many nations favour Vietnam’s surimi
(VOV) - In recent years, Vietnam’s surimi – a uniquely functional food ingredient made of fish protein - has been exported to many nations in the world, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Specifically, Russia and Thailand are the two largest importers of Vietnam’s surimi recently. The statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC) have shown that Vietnam is the leading supplier of surimi to Thailand, making up 50% of the total imports in the market.
In the first five months of the year, the nation's surimi exports to Thailand surged 39.4% to US$25,450 million.
Likewise, Russia also imports a large quantity of surimi from Vietnam. In the first half of the year, Vietnam’s surimi exports increased 30.4% to US$5.946 million.
The Southeast Asian nation is the largest supplier in the Russian market, accounting for 36% of the total imports.