Seafood export up 24.8% in 7 months
VGP - Seafood exports rose 24.8% to US $3.1 billion in the first 7 months of this year, according to the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP).
August 05, 2011 10:16 AM GMT+7
Surges in export value were recorded in such the key markets as the US (48.8%), China (60.5%) and Canada (66.2%).
Việt Nam has so far this year exported over 115,000 tons of prawns and shrimps worth over US $1.1 billion, up 15% in volume and 35% in value, the VASEP said.
The average export price of prawns and shrimps was US $9.53 per kg in the first half of this year, up 15.6% year on year. In Việt Nam, prices of prawns and shrimps for processing them for export have increased by VND60,000-70,000 to VND160,000-250,000.
Most of prawn processing plants in the Mekong Delta are facing shortages of materials, operating at 40-50% of their capacity.
By Ngọc Vân
