Tuna export prices climb by up to 30 percent over the previous month.(Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Tuna exporters in the central provinces of Khanh Hoa,Binh Dinh and Phu Yen said the number of tuna orders from the US, Canada,Brazil and Columbia in January rose significantly as compared to the same timelast year.
As orders increased by four to five times, tuna export prices also climb by upto 30 percent over the previous month.
Last year, Vietnamese tuna appeared ideally placed to takeadvantage of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), with shipments rising0.5 percent year-on-year to 126 million USD during January-November.
According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers(VASEP), tuna exports to Italy, Germany, and Spain rose 60 percent, 20 percent,and 41 percent, respectively.
Under the agreement, which came into effect on August 1,the EU has eliminated tariffs on fresh and frozen Vietnamese tuna, with 11,500tonnes of canned tuna and 500 tonnes of canned fish balls benefiting from theexemption annually.
The bloc also removes tariffs on frozentenderloin and fillets under a three-year roadmap, and on steamed tenderloinand fillets under a seven-year roadmap./.
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