(seafood. vasep.com.vn) According to statistics of Vietnam Customs, Germany is one of the few markets of Vietnamese tuna that can maintain a good growth momentum in the first two months of 2023. Tuna export turnover to this market continuously increased in the first 2 months of the year, reaching more than 5 million USD, up 47% over the same period in 2022. This has helped Germany become the 3rd largest single tuna import market of Vietnam in this period.

(seafood. vasep.com.vn) In January 2023, Japan was one of the few tuna import markets of Vietnam that maintained a good growth rate. Vietnam's tuna export value to this market reached nearly 2.3 million USD, up 38% over the same period in 2022.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Inflation and economic recession are causing the export of most of Vietnam's tuna groups in January 2023 to decrease sharply. However, the export of other processed tuna products HS code 16, mainly frozen steamed tuna loin, increased by 25% over the same period in 2022 and became the second largest exported tuna products of Vietnam.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) While Vietnam’s tuna exports to almost all main markets decreased in Jan 2023, exports to South Korea recorded an impressive growth of 457% compared to the same period last year. Therefore, South Korea became one of the 8 main import markets of Vietnamese tuna in January.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In January 2023, following the trend of the last quarter of 2022 plus the Lunar New Year holiday, Vietnam's tuna exports continued to decline sharply. Tuna export turnover this month reached just over 50 million USD, down 43% compared to the same period in 2022.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Although the US economy grew more than expected in the last quarter of 2022, consumer demand in the US consumer group remained low. This also shows that the economic recession is still a big risk in 2023. And this will definitely affect Vietnam's tuna exports to the US.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) After a decline in 2021, Vietnam's tuna exports to Spain in the first 10 months of 2022 have not yet recovered. According to statistics of Vietnam Customs, the value of Vietnam's tuna exports to this market during this period is not stable. Accumulated in the first 10 months of 2022 tuna export turnover to Spain reached nearly 19 million USD, up 4% over the same period in 2021, but still lower than before the pandemic.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) After recovering in September 2022, increasing 40 times over the same period, Vietnam's tuna exports to Italy in October continued to drop. According to statistics of Vietnam Customs, the export value of tuna to this market in October decreased by 88% compared to the same period in 2021, reaching 225 thousand USD. In the first 10 months of 2022, Vietnam's tuna exports to Italy reached $7.6 million, down 72%.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In September 2022, Vietnam's tuna exports reached over $3.7 million, up 75% compared to the same period in 2021. This result reflects the positive trend of exports to the Japanese market because it is not only higher than the same period, but also is nearly double that of the same period in 2019.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) After months of continuous decline, Vietnam's tuna exports to the UK grew strongly again in September 2022. The value of tuna exports to this market in September increased by 162% compared to the same period in 2021. However, this figure was not enough to compensate for the previous decrease, so the export turnover to this market in the first 9 months of 2022, it still decreased by 28%, reaching nearly $3.4 million.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's tuna exports to the EU continued to grow well in September 2022, reaching nearly 31 million USD, up 33% over the same period in 2021. This figure contributed to raising the total value of tuna exports in the third quarter to more than 46 million USD, up 47% over the same period in 2021. After the decline in the second quarter, Vietnam's tuna exports to this market have recovered. This is also an optimistic sign because this number is 41% higher than the same period in 2019, the time before the pandemic.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In September 2022, Vietnam tuna exports reached more than 78 million USD, an increase of 54% over the same period in 2021, but 15% lower than August. Accumulated in the first 9 months of 2022, Vietnam's tuna exports reached nearly US$808 million, up 55% over the same period in 2021. Thus, tuna exports continued to grow over the same period, but export value tends to decrease month by month.

(seafood.vasep.com) According to statistics of Vietnam Customs, the Middle East is currently the third largest tuna import market of Vietnam after the US and EU. The value of Vietnam's tuna exports to this market block in the first 8 months of 2022 increased by 40% over the same period in 2021, reaching nearly $66 million, the highest level in the past 5 years.

(vasep.com.vn) In the first 8 months of 2022, Vietnam's tuna export turnover to Denmark continuously peaked. The growth rate of export value over each month continuously maintained at a high, three-digit level, compared to the same period last year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) After months of slowing down, Vietnam's tuna exports accelerated in August. According to statistics from Vietnam Customs, the value of tuna exports in August 2022 increased by 86% compared to the same period in 2021, reaching nearly 92 million USD. This number is nearly 1.5 times higher than the same period in 2019, the time before the pandemic.