Seafood export up 24.8% in 7 months

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