Vietnam seafood exports in QI.2018 rose 17%

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first 3 months of 2018, total seafood exports of Vietnam touched 1.8 billion USD, up 17% year on year in which sales of shrimp, pangasius, tuna reported the increase. Seafood exports to Japan, the US, the EU reported the growth of 8.2%, 4.3% and 2.1%, respectively.

Vietnam seafood exports in QI.2018

Markets

March 2018 (Value)

Variation (%)

Jan - Mar 2018 (Value)

Variation (%)

Japan

107.846

+9.0

272.829

+8.2

The US

104.394

+0.8

263.937

+4.3

EU

102.534

+4.9

256.177

+2.1

The Netherlands

28.510

+68.3

68.018

+56.0

Germany

17.616

+39.2

45.125

+28.9

Belgium

10.779

+6.4

32.314

+16.6

Italy

11.527

-10.5

28.682

+2.8

France

8.722

+12.8

23.923

+25.7

China & Hong Kong

110.879

+51.0

251.120

+37.0

Hong Kong

15.182

+16.0

42.030

+21.6

South Korea

73.899

+25.5

179.466

+27.3

ASEAN

51.457

+3.0

144.888

+16.0

Canada

16.559

+23.7

43.248

+12.7

Australia

16.544

+4.2

42.738

+24.1

Mexico

7.208

-13.7

28.204

+66.2

Russia

7.835

+2.2

18.998

+46.1

Others

101.165

+35.7

275.434

+40.6

Total

700.319

+16.2

1,777.038

+17.0

 

Products of Vietnam seafood for export in QI.2018

Products

March 2018 (Value)

Variation (%)

Jan - Mar 2018 (Value)

Variation (%)

Shrimp (HS 03 and 16)

302.377

+25.8

742.873

+20.2

                  Whiteleg shrimp

206.373

+34.7

512.961

+31.0

                 Black tiger shrimp

67.870

+7.3

153.379

-9.1

Pangasius (HS 03 and 16)

173.533

+21.8

438.239

+18.0

Tuna (HS 03 và 16)

51.118

+0.8

137.293

+13.2

                    Tuna HS 16

24.506

+225.5

67.691

+282.0

                    Tuna HS 03

26.612

-6.6

69.602

+4.4

Other fish (HS 0301 to 0305 and 1604. except tuna and Pangasius)

109.867

+1.8

290.057

+11.8

Mollusk (HS 0307 and 16)

58.067

+4.5

148.362

+13.0

                Cephalopods

48.721

+9.2

126.754

+18.3

                Bivalve

8.455

-20.8

20.069

-15.4

Other crustacean (HS 03 and 16 except shrimp)

5.357

-1.9

20.215

+14.1

Total

700.319

+16.2

1,777.038

+17.0


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