(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first quarter of 2019, Vietnam's bivalve mollusk exports increased slightly by 0.6% mainly due to sharp increase in exports in January, but from February to the end of June, exports declined continously. Export of bivalve mollusk has reversed to go up in July 2019. In the first 7 months of 2019, exports of this commodity reached nearly US$52 million, up slightly 0.24% over the same period in 2018.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) After a decline in the second quarter of 2019, Vietnamese bivalve mollusk exports grew well in the third quarter of 2019 with an increase of 25.5% to US$25.4 million. In the first 9 months of 2019, Vietnamses export of this item reached nearly US$69 million, up 4.3% year on year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnamese cephalopod exports in the first 9 months of 2019 reached US$428.2 million, down 9.6% over the same period in 2018. Particularly in September 2019, cephalopod exports reached US$42.6 million, down 25.4% over the same period in 2018.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Spain ranked 11th in the world of squid and octopus imports, accounting for 2.2% of the total import value of cephalopod all around the globe. Cephalopod imports into Spain is decreasing due to low supply and high price of this item.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Cephalopod exports in the first 6 months of this year reached US$288.6 million, down 3.3% compared to the same period in 2018. Exports to major markets such as South Korea, Japan, and the US increased slightly, but exports to other main markets such as EU, ASEAN, and China fell sharply.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's bivalve mollusk exports in Jan-May 2019 reached US $ 36.2 million, down 3% compared to the same period in 2018.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam cephalopod exports to Japan in Jan-May 2019 reached US$61.3 million, up 11.3% over the same period in 2018. Particularly in May 2019, exports to Japan reached US$15.2 million, up 16.5%. Japan still maintains Vietnam's second largest cephalopod importer, accounting for 25.5% of Vietnam's total cephalopod export value to markets.

HAI NAM CO.,LTD has been in seafood industry since 1982, starting with a humble fish trading business and gradually expanding into today scope with eight processing factories and two affiliated companies, located in Ho Chi Minh City and Phan Thiet, a well-known fish landing center of Vietnam.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's cephalopod exports in the first 5 months of 2019 reached US$243.3 million, a slight increase of 1.7% compared to the same period in 2018. Exports to major markets such as Korea, Japan, and the US maintained double-digit growth, however, exports to other main markets such as EU, ASEAN, and China fell sharply.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) From 2008 - 2018, Vietnam seafood exports to Russia increased from 28 million USD in 2008 to 47.4 million USD in 2018. The export value of Vietnamese seafood to Russia in this period was not stable.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to ITC statistics, in the first quarter of 2019, Japanese cephalopod imports reached nearly 11.7 thousand tons worth US$77.6 million, up 11% in volume and 10% in value compared to the same period in 2018.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the fourth quarter of 2018, Vietnam's bivalve mollusks exports reached US$22.5 million, a rise of 8.4% compared to the same period in 2017. In which, EU market still accounted for the largest proportion in total bivalve mollusks exports with over 62%, followed by the US, Japan and China with 24%.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Export of cephalopod in Vietnam ended in 2018 with a growth rate of 8.3% compared to 2017 reaching US$ 672.3 million. Except for export to EU market due to the impact of “yellow card” warning, export of cephalopod of Vietnam to other markets had positive growth.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Japan is the leading importer of cephalopod in the world, accounting for more than 17% of the total value of imported cephalopod worldwide. Imports of cephalopod from Japan to 2017 has tended to decrease compared to the period 2013-2016 due to decreasing supply of raw materials and increasing import prices.

The export of marine products is expected to rise by 17 percent to 3.5 billion USD this year despite likely hurdles.