(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam cephalopod exports in June, 2016 reached US$36.870 million, down 5.8% compared to the same month of last year. Cephalopod exports in the first 6 months of 2016 valued at US$179.352 million, down 9.7% year on year. Importing markets and main products are as follows:

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam cephalopod exports in the first 7 months of this year continued the downward trend over the same period last year. Exports to top 4 leading cephalopod importers of Vietnam showed the decline. South Korea and Japan remained to rank the 1st and the 2nd out of top largest importers, while the EU outstripped Asean to rank the 3rd this year and Asean ranked the 4th.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam crab exports in July gained more than US$10.3 million, down 19.6% from the same period last year. The figure in Jan-Jul 2016 estimated at US$59.7 million, down 1.7% year on year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to Vietnam Customs, in the first 6 months of this year, Vietnam cephalopod exports to Italy valued at US$15.7 million, equivalent to the same period last year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) After continuous slump in 2015, Vietnam's seafood exports in the first quarter of 2016 has recovered, reaching US$1.45 billion, up nearly 6.4% compared to the same period last year. In particular, the export of shrimp and pangasius rose 8% and 2.4%, respectively. Exports of squid, octopus and tuna fell 6.2% and 5.5%, while sales of marine fish and other products grew 19.5%.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first 6 months of 2016, Vietnam cephalopod exports totaled US$179.35 million, down 9.7% from the same period in 2015.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first 6 months of 2016, Vietnam bivalve mollusk exports totaled US$40.86 million, up 1.6% compared to the same period in 2015. Top 3 main importers accounting for 85% of Vietnam bivalve mollusk exports included the EU, the U.S and Japan.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In QII/2016, Vietnam crab exports posted a slight drop. However, total exports in the first half of 2016 valued nearly US$49.8 million, up 3.1% over the same period last year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first 5 months of this year, Vietnam cephalopod exports to Japan hit US$36.32 million, down 4.1% compared to the same period of 2015. Japan is the 2nd largest importer, making up 25.5% of total Vietnam cephalopod exports.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition 2016 (VIETFISH 2016), one of the biggest seafood exhibition in the ASEAN, will take place from 3rd – 5th August 2016 at Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC), 799 Nguyen Van Linh, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City. Every year, nearly 200 exhibiting companies and more than 16,000 visitors coming from all over the country and around the world attend VIETFISH.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to the General Department of Vietnam Customs, Vietnam cephalopod exports to Australia in Jan-May 2016 reached US$1.6 million, up 49.7% year on year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to Vietnam Customs, in May 2016, Vietnam crab exports reported the revenue of US$8.3 million, up 1.6% year on year. The figure in Jan-May 2016 was US$40.2 million, up 9.8% year on year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to the statistics of Vietnam Customs, in May 2016, Vietnam’s cephalopod exports hit US$30.38 million, down 16.8% compared to May 2015. The figure in Jan-May 2016 estimated at US$142.48 million, down 10.6% from the same period in 2015.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In Apr 2016, Vietnam seafood exports reached nearly US$561 million, up 5.4% over the same period last year. The figure as of Apr 2016 estimated at US$2 billion, up 6.1% year on year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Abnormal dead fish event in 4 coastal central provinces (Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue) does not affect supply and safety of raw materials for seafood exports ... So quality of marine products to export are assured safe and stable.