According to the figures of the General Department of Customs, Vietnam’s seafood export turnover in November of 2019 reached 765.79 million USD, down by 8.4 per cent compared to October of 2019 and down by 8.2 per cent compared to November of 2018. Generally in the first 11 months of 2019, turnover reached over 7.82 billion USD, down by 2.6 per cent over the same period of 2018.

The US ranked first in Vietnam's seafood consumption, accounting for 17.3 per cent of the country's total export turnover of this commodity group, reaching 1.35 billion USD, down by 8.9 per cent over the same period of 2018.

It was followed by the Japanese market with 1.35 billion USD, accounting for 17.3 per cent, up by 6.3 per cent; while the exports to the EU reached 1.15 million USD, accounting for 14.7 per cent, down by 12.8 per cent; to China reached 1.1 billion USD, accounting for 14.1 per cent, up by 21.3 per cent; South Korea reached 712.73 million USD, accounting for 9.1 per cent, down by 9.3 per cent.

Vietnam’s exports of seafood to Southeast Asian markets only accounted for 8 per cent of the country's total seafood export turnover, reaching 625.79 million USD, up by 1.7 per cent.

In the first 11 months of 2019, the country’s seafood export increased sharply in turnover over the same period of 2018 in markets such as Cambodia, up by 82.2 per cent, reaching 42.27 million USD; Ukraine - increased by 42.3 per cent, reaching 23.53 million USD; Turkey - increased by 31.5 per cent, reaching 10.22 million USD; Iraq - increased by 31.1 per cent to 11.75 million USD.

In contrast, the exports dropped sharply in markets such as Saudi Arabia, down by 98.4 per cent to 0.23 million USD; Pakistan - decreased by 54.4 per cent, reaching 11.54 million USD; Israel - decreased by 31.2 per cent, reaching 60.59 million USD; Switzerland - decreased by 30.8 per cent, reaching 20.35 million USD.