Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Vietnam’s export oftuna to the Middle East this year has risen by nearly 15 percent year on year, reported theVietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Accordingly, the region remained the fourth biggest importer of Vietnamesetuna, with Israel, Egypt and Lebanon the biggest buyers.
This year, 28 Vietnamesecompanies shipped tuna to the Middle East, of which the three leading exporters - Tuna Vietnam, Tan Phat FoodsCorporation and Bidifisco - accounted for nearly 60 percent of the totalexport value to the region.
Seafood companies forecast that once the COVID-19pandemic is put under control, demand for tuna in the Middle East will bounce back,especially in the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
Besides the Middle East, Mexico has emerged as a promising market when Vietnam’s shipmentof tuna to the country soared by 446 percent year-on-year in October.
Tuna export toChina also surged by 85 percent annually to 338,000 USD./.
