EU was the biggest seafood export market while India was the biggest seafood import market of the country in the period.

Seafood exports reached US$ 1.07 billion
Vietnam’s exports of seafood reached US$ 1.07 billion in the first two months of this year, increased by over 17 per cent year – on – year, showed the statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.
EU was leading the list of the country’s seafood export market in the period with $ 181.33 million, up by 22.4 per cent year – on – year and accounted for 16.9 per cent of the total.

It was followed by the U.S with $ 164.74 million, up by 7.8 per cent; and then Japan – nearly $ 159.32 million, up by 6.5 per cent; China – over $ 111.46 million, up by 26.9 per cent.
The country’s exports of seafood to the South East Asian countries accounted for 8.6 per cent of the total with $ 92.67 million, up by 25.2 per cent year – on – year.

In the first two months of this year, Vietnam’s exports of seafood to Cambodia increased sharply by 145.7 per cent to $ 4.03 million; to Brunei – up by 112.3 per cent to $ 0.3 million; to Turkey – up by 110.7 per cent to $ 0.92 million; and to Iraq – up by 107.8 per cent to $ 1.03 million.
However, the exports of seafood to Indonesia fell sharply by 67.2 per cent to $ 0.42 million; to Spain – down by 34.6 per cent; to Ukraine – down by 31 per cent; and to Brazil – down by 30.9 per cent.

Seafood imports totaled nearly $272 million
In the first two months of 2018, Vietnam’s imports of seafood increased sharply by 34.5 per cent year – on – year to US$ 271.63 million, showed the statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.
In February only, the country’s imports of seafood reached $ 98.7 million, fell by nearly 43 per cent month – on – month and by 6.2 per cent year – on – year.
The leading import markets of seafood in the first two months of this year were India, Norway, Taiwan, Chile, China, and Japan.

In the period, the imports of seafood from India reached $ 64.81 million, up by 18.5 per cent year – on – year; from Norway - $ 27.9 million, up by 85.2 per cent; from Taiwan - $ 21.04 million, up by 54.4 per cent; from Chile - $ 17.37 million, up by 171 per cent; and from China - $ 17.07 million, up by 7.6 per cent.
The country’s imports of seafood from the South East Asia countries accounted for 8 per cent of the total with $ 21.85 million, up by 55.2 per cent.

In the first two months, the country’s imports of seafood from Poland increased sharply by 113.7 per cent to $ 2.03 million; from Indonesia – up by 112.6 per cent to $ 15.22 million; and from Malaysia – up by 101.4 per cent to $ 0.81 million.
However, the imports of seafood from Denmark, Thailand and Canada decreased sharply by 56.7 per cent; 25.5 per cent; and 23.4 per cent, respectively over the same period last year.
CK
Source: VITIC