Seafood exports increased slightly in first 2 months
Wednesday, March 22,2017AsemconnectVietnam - Vietnam’s exports of seafood in the first 2 months of this year increased by nearly 4 per cent over the same period last year.
According to the preliminary statistics figures of the General Department of Customs, Vietnam’s exports of seafood totaled US$ 915.1 million in the first 2 months of this year, increased by nearly 4 per cent over the same period last year.
The U.S was leading the list of 45 big seafood export markets of Vietnam in the period with the export turnover of $ 152.8 million, accounted for 16.7 per cent of the total and decreased by nearly 20 per cent over the same period last year.
Japan ranked second with $ 149.6 million, up by 28 per cent; and then China - $ 87.8 million, up by 14.3 per cent; and South Korea - $ 82.1 million, up by 13 per cent.
In the first two months of this year, Vietnam’s exports of seafood to Israel increased sharply by 158 per cent year – on – year to $ 11.2 million; to Denmark – up by 118 per cent to $ 5.6 million; to Brazil – up by 68 per cent to $ 23.5 million; and to the Netherlands – up by 55 per cent to $ 26.1 million.
However, the country’s exports of seafood to Turkey, Iraq, Egypt and Sweden decreased by 51 per cent; 72 per cent; 48 per cent and 43 per cent, respectively over the same period last year.
Vietnam’s seafood exports in the first 2 months of 2017 - Unit: US$ - Source: the General Department of Customs
Market
|
First 2 months of 2017
|
First 2 months of 2016
|
First 2 months of 2017 vs. same period of 2016 (%)
|
Total
|
915,122,674
|
880,162,838
|
+3.97
|
The U.S
|
152,788,637
|
190,145,488
|
-19.65
|
Japan
|
149,613,653
|
116,745,848
|
+28.15
|
China
|
87,810,735
|
76,803,457
|
+14.33
|
South Korea
|
82,106,065
|
72,614,885
|
+13.07
|
Thailand
|
30,439,413
|
35,075,688
|
-13.22
|
The U.K
|
26,827,649
|
27,123,585
|
-1.09
|
The Netherlands
|
26,112,372
|
16,832,668
|
+55.13
|
Canada
|
24,853,739
|
20,142,862
|
+23.39
|
Brazil
|
23,480,226
|
13,961,839
|
+68.17
|
Germany
|
22,288,539
|
23,988,723
|
-7.09
|
Hong Kong
|
21,391,094
|
23,231,068
|
-7.92
|
Australia
|
18,326,527
|
22,063,561
|
-16.94
|
The Philippines
|
17,746,988
|
12,899,201
|
+37.58
|
Mexico
|
17,675,335
|
12,016,632
|
+47.09
|
Belgium
|
17,286,489
|
15,777,901
|
+9.56
|
Italy
|
15,031,510
|
16,758,920
|
-10.31
|
Singapore
|
12,742,541
|
15,044,257
|
-15.30
|
Russia
|
11,667,156
|
10,654,364
|
+9.51
|
France
|
11,547,493
|
13,555,503
|
-14.81
|
Israel
|
11,237,731
|
4,353,218
|
+158.15
|
Spain
|
11,183,151
|
12,938,054
|
-13.56
|
Taiwan
|
11,030,781
|
13,281,333
|
-16.95
|
Malaysia
|
10,055,702
|
10,943,435
|
-8.11
|
Saudi Arabia
|
8,003,122
|
8,328,646
|
-3.91
|
Colombia
|
7,697,631
|
10,369,593
|
-25.77
|
The U.A.E
|
6,162,791
|
9,085,970
|
-32.17
|
Denmark
|
5,586,085
|
2,567,145
|
+117.60
|
Portugal
|
5,109,289
|
5,442,661
|
-6.13
|
Pakistan
|
4,634,893
|
4,178,032
|
+10.93
|
Switzerland
|
4,097,579
|
3,819,064
|
+7.29
|
Egypt
|
3,239,407
|
6,242,683
|
-48.11
|
India
|
2,799,324
|
2,794,149
|
+0.19
|
New Zealand
|
2,760,057
|
2,351,801
|
+17.36
|
Poland
|
2,198,311
|
1,634,140
|
+34.52
|
Cambodia
|
1,640,153
|
1,925,418
|
-14.82
|
Sweden
|
1,564,032
|
2,725,994
|
-42.63
|
Ukraine
|
1,543,275
|
1,622,331
|
-4.87
|
Czech
|
1,450,598
|
1,535,864
|
-5.55
|
Kuwait
|
1,286,528
|
2,322,586
|
-44.61
|
Indonesia
|
1,273,862
|
1,084,465
|
+17.46
|
Greece
|
1,146,108
|
864,100
|
+32.64
|
Rumania
|
762,624
|
1,239,788
|
-38.49
|
Iraq
|
498,065
|
1,757,269
|
-71.66
|
Turkey
|
437,153
|
884,179
|
-50.56
|
Brunei
|
147,711
|
102,006
|
+44.81
|
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Source: VITIC
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