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| Processing tuna products for export.__Photo: VNA |
Vietnam raked in USD 2.7 billion from exporting aquatic products in the first four months of 2024, representing a year-on-year increase of 6 percent, the Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has reported.
In April alone, the country’s aquatic product exports reached USD 770 million, a year-on-year rise of 4 percent. Exports of tuna, tra fish, crab, and shell mollusks all recorded positive growth compared to the same period last year.
Shrimp exports in April earned USD 285 million – the highest value since early this year. The shrimp industry brought in USD 971 million in revenue in the last four months, 6 percent higher than that in the same period of 2023.
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| A shrimp processing line for export at a factory of Minh Phu Seafood Group.__Photo: VNA |
Meanwhile, tra fish export earnings in the first four months totaled USD 579 million, up nearly 2 percent year-on-year.
The number of tra fish orders from the US market has bounced back after Vietnamese tra fish businesses participated in the Seafood Expo North America in March and the Seafood Expo Global in Spain in late April.
Notably, tuna exports in April surged by 28 percent to USD 86 million, lifting the total export value of the product in the last four months to USD 301 million, a year-on-year increase of 22 percent compared to the same period last year.
However, the export value of squid and octopus; and mollusks with shells decreased by 4 percent and 2 percent, respectively, to USD 182 million and USD 43 million in the January - April period.
By April, crab exports had maintained an impressive growth of 101 percent, with China being the main market._(VNA/VLLF)
