In particular, clam exports accounted for 67% with nearly US$28 million, down nearly 12% from over US$32.4 million in the same period in 2019. Clam products for export including white clam, brown clam, frozen steamed/boiled clam that were mainly exported to Europe. The average price of Vietnamese clam exports in the first 6 months of the year reached about US$1.84/kg, equivalent to the same period in 2019.
The other products include oysters, scallops, blood cockles, mussels, snails...
In the second quarter, exports of bivalve molluscs plunged by nearly 9% in April and fell deeper with over 14% in May, however, in June there was a breakthrough with the growth of nearly 21% as exports to the EU rebound strongly (+ 33%); exports to Japan also rose by 22% and to Korea lifted dramatically by 454%.
About 60 Vietnamese companies were participating in export clam products to markets. In the first 6 months of 2020, Vietnam exported bivalve mollusks to 42 markets around the world. However, exports focused on three main markets the EU (accounting for 64%), Japan 13%, and the US 12%. Besides, Korea and ASEAN - each market made up for 3% of Vietnam's bivalve mollusks exports.
While exports to the EU tended to be better from the second quarter, exports to the US and Japan tended to go down. Exports to the US diminished by 24% in the second quarter, after increasing 39% in the first quarter; Exports to Japan after increasing by 18% in the first quarter, fell by nearly 9% in the second quarter. Therefore, as of the end of June, exports of bivalve molluscs to the EU decreased slightly by 3.7% to US$27.3 million; that to Japan went up by 3.5% to reach US$5.6 million; and that to the US fell by 2, 8% reached over US$5 million.
(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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