In 2019, tuna contributes 728 million USD to the total exports, or 8.5 percent, a year-on-year increase of 12 percent. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s seafood export value reached 3.2 billion USD last year, a 8-percent increase from a yearearlier, the highest rate ever, according to the Vietnam Association of SeafoodExporters and Producers.
In 2019,Vietnam exported 8.6 billion USD worth of aquatic products, down 2.3 percent from the previousyear.
Tunacontributed 728 million USD to the total exports, or 8.5 percent, ayear-on-year increase of 12 percent while exports of other saltwater fishspecies reached 1.65 billion USD,representing 19.4 percent of the total exports and a surge of 15.8 percent yearon year.
The US, EU andASEAN remained the largestbuyers of Vietnamese tuna,importing 71 percent of the total last year, compared to 67 percent in 2018.The US topped the markets with 46 percent.
Exports ofseafood and fishery products to the EU plunged further in 2019, at about 11.5percent, with tuna and octopus experiencing the biggest contraction, 11 percentand 20 percent, respectively.
From being thesecond largest importer of Vietnam’s aquatic products, the EU fell to fifth, after the US,Japan, the Republic of Korea, and China, as a consequence of the EU’s yellowcard./.
VNA
