Clam products – the main product In addition to clams (white clams, brown clams, silk clams), other molluscs in the export structure of shellfish include snails, scallops, scallops, oysters, mussels, abalone, mussels, etc. Snail exports accounted for 11% with nearly 9.5 million USD in the first 8 months, scallops accounted for 8.6% with 7.4 million USD.
Top 10 localities in exporting bivalve molluscs in August 2021 include Thanh Hoa, Ben Tre, Nam Dinh, Binh Thuan, Thai Binh, Hai Phong, Soc Trang, Kien Giang, Quang Ninh, Tien Giang, accounted for 97% of turnover. In which, Thanh Hoa alone accounted for 30%, Ben Tre accounted for 20%, Nam Dinh accounted for 10%.
Accordingly, the three largest enterprises exporting bivalve molluscs (with the main product being clams) are located in these three key provinces, including: Thanh Hoa Seafood Import-Export Joint Stock Company, Ben Tre Seafood Joint Stock Company, Lenger Vietnam Seafood Co., Ltd.
Many localities with strengths in raw materials and clam processing have not been in the social distancing zone according to the Government's Directive 16 recently, so they still maintain and boost export sales in August and are expected to will accelerate further in the last months of the year.
The EU market accounts for the largest share with 62%.
The top 6 main import markets of Vietnam's bivalve molluscs include the EU, the US, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China. Exports of this item to the US, Taiwan, and China increased by 3 digits from 103%-156%. Exports to the EU increased by 33%. Exports to Korea and Japan increased slightly, 6% and 9% respectively over the same period last year.
The EU is the largest import market of Vietnam's bivalve molluscs, accounting for 62% of the total export value of this item of Vietnam to the markets. The US ranked second with 17%, followed by Japan with 10%.
In the first eight months of this year, Vietnam's bivalve mollusk exports to the EU reached US$53.4 million, up 33% over the same period last year. Italy, Spain and Portugal are the three largest import markets for Vietnamese bivalve molluscs in the EU. Exports to Italy reached over 17 million USD, up 63%. Exports to Spain and Portugal increased by 44% and 22%, respectively. The main products exported to these three markets are white clams and frozen steamed brown clams, with the average price of 1.78 - 1.79 USD/kg in August 2021.
In the first 8 months of this year, Vietnam's bivalve mollusk exports to the US grew strongly by 103%, reaching nearly 15 million USD.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's tuna exports reached around $84 million in March 2024, a 17% rise. Vietnam's total tuna export revenue for the first three months of 2024 was $215 million, up 19% from the same time in 2023 but down 17% from 2022. It is anticipated that tuna exports may miss the billion-dollar mark as in 2022 at this rate and the difficulties the business faces.
Vietnam raked in over US$200 million from exporting tuna to 86 markets worldwide during the first quarter of the year, representing a rise of 19% against the same period from last year.
Vietnam’s pangasius export to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reached more than 7 million USD in the first quarter of this year, a rise of 67% against the same period last year. UAE mainly imported frozen fillets from Vietnam.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to data from General Department of Vietnam Customs, the UK imported nearly $3 million worth of pangasius from Vietnam in the first half of March 2024. Cumulative pangasius exports to this market reached $12 million as of March 15, 2024, down 3% from the same period last year.
Total export revenue from agro-forestry-fisheries products in the first three months of this year is estimated at 13.53 billion USD, up 21.8% over the same period last year; and this results in a trade surplus of 3.36 billion USD, a rise of 96.5%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The southernmost locality is developing shrimp farming models that generate large outputs but are environment-friendly.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) An Giang province's aquaculture output is predicted to reach 172.3 thousand tons in the first quarter of 2024, up 6.37% (+10.3 thousand tons) from the same time the previous year.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to data from Vietnam Customs, as of March 15, 2024, Vietnam's cephalopod exports reached more than 109 million USD, a slight decrease of 3% compared to the same period in 2023. In the first quarter of this year, Vietnam's cephalopod exports are expected to reach about 136 million USD, down 2% over the same period last year.
(vasep.com.vn) According to statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC), Portugal is the 6th largest tuna importer in the EU. In 2023, the country's tuna imports from other countries increased by 9% compared to 2022, reaching nearly 241 million USD.
(vasep.com.vn) Vinh Hoan Corporation has just announced supplementary documents for the 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled to be held on April 17.
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