(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's seafood exports in the first five months of this year reached nearly $3.3 billion, up 14% over the same period. In general, seafood export turnover is still concentrated in the Mekong Delta provinces where the source of raw materials for aquaculture and exploitation is concentrated.
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Accordingly, the seafood export of 13 provinces in the Mekong Delta region reached nearly 2 billion USD, accounting for 60%, while the export of 6 provinces in the Southeast region accounted for 18% with 602 million USD, the rest were the central and northern provinces.
However, based on sales by province and city, currently, Ho Chi Minh City is leading the country with a turnover of 356.5 million USD, accounting for nearly 11% of Vietnam's total seafood export. Soc Trang province ranked second with 346.5 million USD, accounting for 10.4%, Ca Mau ranked third with 315.2 million USD, accounting for 9.5%. These are two provinces with strengths in shrimp export. Dong Thap leads the country in exporting pangasius, with seafood export turnover in the first 5 months of the year reaching 271 million USD, accounting for 8% of the country's exports.
The central coastal province with the fourth largest sales is Khanh Hoa with $291.4 million, accounting for 8.8% of the country's export value. Along with Khanh Hoa, there are two central provinces with high export turnover: Da Nang with $87 million, Binh Thuan with $81 million in sales in the first 5 months of the year.
