(seafood.vasep.com.vn) With favorable natural conditions, the marine product industry of Vietnam is growing rapidly and marine product export activities are being promoted. Marine product exports always account for more than 30% of total export value.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first three months of 2018, the EU continued to stay as the third largest importer of Vietnam cephalopod. The export value of Vietnam cephalopod to the EU in this period reached US$17.3 million, a decrease of 13.5% over the same period of 2017.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In Jan-Mar 2018, Vietnam’s cephalopod exports reached US$127 million, up 18% over the same period in 2017.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Russia was put in top 9 leading buyers of Vietnam cephalopod with the impressive import growth. From the beginning of this year, Vietnam’s cephalopod exports of this item to the market increased continuously. The figure in the first three months of 2018 reached US$1 million, up 889% over the same period in 2017.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Last year, Vietnam’s cephalopod exports to Taiwan decreased. However, this year, Vietnam’s exports of this item to the market tend to increase continuously in the first months of 2018. Taiwan continues to be put in top 9 largest importers of Vietnam cephalopod.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Spain was the third largest buyer of Vietnam cephalopod in the EU, picking up 1.2% of the total export value of Vietnam cephalopod to markets. Sales to Spain maintained a good growth rate from 2017 up to now.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Following the growth momentum in 2017 and the first month of 2018, Vietnam's cephalopod exports in February 2018 rose by 18.8% to hit US$26.7 million. The figure in the first two months of 2018 was over US$78 million, up 24.7% over the same period of 2017.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In terms of value, Canada ranked the 17th out of top leading cephalopod importers in the world. Although imports into the country only took up 1.2% of the global cephalopod imports in value, those into Canada tended to increase from 2010 to 2016. The import value of cephalopod into the market increased from US$51.5 million in 2010 to US$79 million in 2016. In 2017, the import value into the country decreased by 70% compared to 2016 with US$23.4 million.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Following the growth momentum in 2017, Vietnam's cephalopod exports in the first month of 2018 rose by 28% to see US$51.3 million. In this month, Vietnam exported cephalopod to 37 markets in which the export value to the main markets all experienced the positive growth over the same period in 2017 except for the EU (down nearly 30%).

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In 2017, Japan's cephalopod imports decreased compared to 2016. The figure in 2017 only reached 59 thousand MT, worth by US$356.1 million, down 32% in volume and 41% in value over the same period in 2016.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) ASEAN ranked the 4th in top leading cephalopod importers of Vietnam, accounting for 11.5% of Vietnam’s cephalopod exports to markets.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s cephalopod exports to South Korea in December 2017 reached US$19.7 million; increasing by 8.6% over the same period in 2016. The figure in 2017 amounted to over US$218 million; up 31.6% over the same period last year. South Korea remained as the largest importing market of Vietnam cephalopod, accounting for 35% of Vietnam’s cephalopod sales to markets.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The U.S ranks the 6th in top leading importers of Vietnam cephalopod, accounting for 1.6% of the total export value of Vietnam cephalopod to markets.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In 2017, Vietnam’s cephalopod exports to Italy reached over US$106 million, up nearly 52% compared to 2016. From the beginning of the year, Italy remained as the leading importer of Vietnam cephalopod in the EU, taking up 54% of the total cephalopod exports of Vietnam to the EU and 10% total cephalopod exports to markets.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s cephalopod exports in the months of 2017 increased continuously over the same period last year. In 2017, Vietnam's total export value of cephalopod reached US$620.8 million, an increase of 41.4% compared to 2016. The export value to top 9 major markets grew significantly compared to 2016. Supplies were up thanks to a rise in capture production and the import volume as well as high demand from main markets, which facilitated Vietnam’s cephalopod exports in 2017.