Shrimp export turnover has reached 4.3 billion USD, up 30%, while Tra fish (pangasius) exports have exceeded 2 billion USD, up 80% and are likely to exceed 2.5 billion USD by the end of the year. Tuna exports hit the 1 billion USD mark for the first time. The export turnover of aquatic products grew at double-digit rates, between 18 and 77%.
Truong Dinh Hoe, VASEP Secretary General, said Vietnam's aquatic exports have fully recovered after COVID-19.
The European Union, the US, China, and Japan account for 74% of Vietnam's total aquatic export turnover.
For the first time, Vietnam’s seafood exports to the US market have reached 2 billion USD and the UK has become the 7th largest market for Vietnam’s aquatic product exports.