Exports of seafood increased 14% in first four months
Thursday, May 17,2018AsemconnectVietnam - Vietnam’s exports of seafood totaled US$ 2.45 billion in the first four months of this year, increased by 13.8 per cent over the same period last year, showed the statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.
In the first four months of this year, Vietnam’s exports of seafood to EU reached $ 423.05 million, up by 24.3 per cent year – on – year and accounted for 17.3 per cent of the total; to the U.S - $ 378.33 million, up by 4.8 per cent; to Japan - $ 376.36 million, up by 4.7 per cent; to China - $ 291.39 million, up by 27 per cent; to South Korea - $ 242.87 million, up by 21 per cent; to the South East Asian countries - $ 195.36 million, up by 17 per cent.
In the first four months of the year, the country’s exports of seafood to Turkey increased sharply by 141.4 per cent to $ 2.93 million; to Cambodia – up by 110.8 per cent to $ 8.43 million; to Pakistan – up by 95.5 per cent to $ 11.56 million; to Egypt – up by 88.9 per cent to $ 11.88 million; to the Netherlands – up by 60.2 per cent to $ 94.71 million; and to Sweden – up by 59 per cent to $ 5.99 million.
However, the exports of seafood to Indonesia decreased sharply by 55.7 per cent to $ 1.35 million; to Brazil – down by 37.9 per cent to $ 29.09 million; to Czech – down by 34.5 per cent to $ 2.17 million; to Saudi Arabia – down by 34 per cent to $ 13.7 million; and to Ukraine – down by 27.9 per cent to $ 3.28 million.
Vietnam’s exports of seafood in the first 4 months of 2018 - Unit: US$ - source: VITIC – according to the figures of the General Department of Customs
Market
|
April of 2018
|
April of 2018 vs. March of 2018 (%)
|
First 4 months of 2018
|
First 4 months of 2018 vs. same period of 2017 (%)
|
Total
|
684,224,300
|
-2.57
|
2,446,125,659
|
13.76
|
The U.S
|
107,380,394
|
-0.39
|
378,326,747
|
4.81
|
Japan
|
112,795,934
|
7.97
|
376,356,467
|
4.66
|
China
|
89,528,012
|
-7.45
|
291,393,906
|
27.1
|
South Korea
|
64,235,595
|
-13.34
|
242,874,257
|
21.13
|
The Netherlands
|
27,633,845
|
-2.2
|
94,707,906
|
60.24
|
Thailand
|
20,751,948
|
-7.17
|
84,074,573
|
18.96
|
Britain
|
21,782,245
|
-10.88
|
78,635,098
|
26.27
|
Germany
|
16,186,494
|
-8.94
|
61,207,163
|
26.52
|
Canada
|
15,156,428
|
-8.48
|
58,337,097
|
12.76
|
Australia
|
14,473,484
|
-12.5
|
56,801,755
|
14.12
|
Hong Kong
|
13,709,754
|
-9.76
|
55,425,932
|
16.59
|
Belgium
|
14,651,629
|
35.9
|
46,901,693
|
23.86
|
Italy
|
11,460,322
|
-0.59
|
40,092,099
|
1.79
|
Mexico
|
7,528,628
|
4.45
|
35,682,280
|
0.08
|
Singapore
|
8,600,350
|
-8.29
|
35,117,865
|
14.7
|
Malaysia
|
10,271,019
|
5.77
|
34,493,553
|
25.52
|
France
|
8,428,813
|
-3.36
|
32,036,372
|
11.28
|
The Philippines
|
9,838,983
|
49.7
|
31,309,777
|
2.56
|
Taiwan
|
9,928,025
|
38.33
|
30,161,385
|
4.75
|
Brazil
|
5,717,758
|
-19.89
|
29,088,832
|
-37.85
|
Russia
|
8,958,822
|
14.34
|
27,956,451
|
2.54
|
Israel
|
7,012,749
|
-21.63
|
27,464,802
|
10.46
|
The U.A.E
|
8,511,386
|
13.01
|
22,871,852
|
54.09
|
Colombia
|
5,091,723
|
-13.55
|
22,775,693
|
18.32
|
Spain
|
5,900,869
|
-13.71
|
19,926,921
|
-7.55
|
Portugal
|
5,643,919
|
-10.81
|
18,642,643
|
54.9
|
Saudi Arabia
|
500,145
|
-0.61
|
13,696,286
|
-34.02
|
Egypt
|
5,191,243
|
42.25
|
11,881,487
|
88.89
|
Pakistan
|
1,330,997
|
-36.41
|
11,562,084
|
95.53
|
Denmark
|
2,664,810
|
-8.71
|
10,867,985
|
-25.39
|
India
|
2,082,228
|
-23.41
|
9,506,596
|
50.74
|
Switzerland
|
2,301,077
|
-24.61
|
9,135,018
|
-16.86
|
Cambodia
|
1,892,110
|
-27.43
|
8,432,779
|
110.84
|
Poland
|
1,355,627
|
-13.26
|
6,566,329
|
38.92
|
New Zealand
|
1,249,129
|
-43.36
|
6,095,014
|
13.9
|
Sweden
|
1,876,721
|
-15.45
|
5,986,520
|
59.16
|
Ukraine
|
1,214,772
|
20.65
|
3,284,573
|
-27.89
|
Greece
|
784,029
|
-22.81
|
3,174,952
|
15.47
|
Kuwait
|
829,447
|
-25.68
|
2,990,711
|
19.52
|
Iraq
|
1,115,274
|
41.88
|
2,936,254
|
28.42
|
Turkey
|
1,037,187
|
6.87
|
2,928,848
|
141.43
|
Czech
|
550,453
|
4.78
|
2,165,215
|
-34.46
|
Romania
|
653,138
|
48.41
|
2,142,302
|
8.16
|
Indonesia
|
384,350
|
-30.41
|
1,354,012
|
-55.65
|
Brunei
|
90,682
|
-48.97
|
582,013
|
27.67
|
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