Vietnam seafood exports to hit USD6.8 billion in 2013
Vietnam seafood exports in 2013 are estimated to hit USD6.8 billion, up 11% year-on-year, including USD617 million of seafood sales in December.
The U.S. is the largest importer of Vietnam seafood, making up 23.8% of the country’s total seafood export turnover. Exports to China, Canada and Thailand reported strongly year-on-year growth.
Aquaculture production this year gained 3,213 tonnes, including 977 tonnes of pangasius output. Pangasius farmers face difficulties due to hiking production costs but low selling price of fish.
In 2013, shrimp sector enjoyed a good performance. Farmers earned high profit thanks to bumper harvest and high shrimp price. Shrimp farming area in Mekong Delta reached 654,000 hectares, fetching the production of 541,000 tonnes, up 11% compared to 2012.
Michael Boddington from Asian Agribusiness Consulting (AAC) has been involved in agribusiness in Asia since 2000. AAC has office both in Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City and China Beijing. So AAC has a thorough understanding of the Viet Nam and China livestock industry and produces up-to-date research reports on the market. We can offer insights on supply and demand trends and comments on the future structure of Asian agribusiness. If you would like to know more please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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