Spain – largest importer of Vietnam processed bivalve molluscs
Exports of bivalve molluscs to Spain in ten months leading up to November hit US$13.2 million, a year-on-year increase of 26.5%, according to the statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Spain accounted for 20% of Vietnam’s total bivalve molluscs exports and ranked first among EU importers of Vietnam molluscs.
In the first eight months of this year, Spain imported US$419.5 million worth of bivalve molluscs, US$377.3 million higher than the same period last year. Peru was the biggest supplier of bivalve molluscs for Spain last year, but it came fourth this year. Vietnam ranked 11th among suppliers of bivalve molluscs for Spain in the first eight months.
On average, processed bivalve molluscs to Spain in eight months was priced at US$1,581-1,807 per ton.