Whiteleg shrimp dominates Vietnamese shrimp industry
(vasep.com.vn) Whiteleg shrimp was still the main export item of Vietnam in QI/2015, despite its 29.3% year-on-year reduction in export value.
Accounting for almost 60% in the total of Vietnam's shrimp exports, whiteleg shrimp export valued US$ 340 million. Black tiger shrimp exports meanwhile dropped by 31.6% to US$ 178.1 million.
Black tiger shrimp was mostly exported in form of frozen raw while whiteleg shrimp was exported as processed and value-added products.
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SHRIMP EXPORTS BY PRODUCTS QI/2015
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No
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Products
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QI/2015 (US$)
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Proportion (%)
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Change from 2014 (%)
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1
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Whiteleg shrimp
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339,985,329
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59.24
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-29.33
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- Processed whiteleg shrimp (HS code 16)
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149,853,065
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-27.34
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- Live/fresh/frozen whiteleg shrimp (HS code 03)
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190,132,264
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-30.83
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2
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Black tiger shrimp
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178,193,077
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31.05
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-31.66
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- Other processed black tiger shrimp (HS code 16)
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24,759,513
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-45.03
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- Live/fresh/frozen black tiger shrimp (HS code 03)
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153,433,564
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-28.86
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3
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Other marine shrimp
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55,776,027
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9.72
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-0.93
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- Other canned shrimp (HS code 16
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2,514,593
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+78.81
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- Other processed shrimp (HS code 16)
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34,628,509
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4.75
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- Other dried shrimp (HS code 03)
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985,840
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-19.84
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- Live/fresh/frozen shrimp (HS code 03)
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17,647,085
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-14.35
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Total (1+2+3)
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573,954,433
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100.00
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-28.09
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