Clams are the main product among exported shellfish products, accounting for 56% with total exports of nearly 11 million USD in the first 2 months of 2023. In February, clam exports increased 22% to $6.4 million.
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Top 5 clams import markets of Vietnam, Jan-Feb 2023(USD) |
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Market |
Value (USD |
Change |
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Total |
10,766,988 |
-1.8% |
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Italy |
3,096,577 |
-11.9% |
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Spain |
2,487,617 |
-39.4% |
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Portugal |
1,665,835 |
14.3% |
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The US |
1,387,226 |
6.8% |
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The Netherlands |
747,400 |
35.6% |
The EU accounts for a dominant proportion in Vietnam's clam import markets. Italy, Spain and Portugal are in the top 3 largest import markets, accounting for 29%, 23% and 15.5%, respectively. In fourth place is the US market with 13% and then the Netherlands with 7%. The US market had a breakthrough increase in February, up 245%, the Netherlands increased by 86%.
Other shellfish species such as snails, oysters and scallops tend to increase sharply in February and the first two months of the year. Accordingly, snail exports increased by 80%, oysters increased by 60%, reaching 2.6 and 2.3 million USD respectively.
Steamed shellfish products (HS code 16) still account for a large proportion of 65% of export value, the remaining 35% are fresh/live/frozen/dried products.
In 2022, Vietnam's export of shellfish products reached over 144 million USD, a slight increase of 1.6%. In which, processed molluscs accounted for 71% with US$ 101 million, down 7%, frozen molluscs accounted for 29% with US$ 42.5 million, up 30%. Clams was the species with the most export value among shellfish, accounting for 66% with 94.6 million USD, down nearly 8% compared to 2021. Snails exports accounted for 11% with 16.6 million USD, scallops accounted for 10% with nearly 15 million USD.
Compiled by Thuy Linh
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