In less than 2 decades, Vietnam has developed into the largest panga supplier world-wide, and 3rd largest shrimp exporter in the world.

(vasep.com.vn) Take the opportunity to source high quality and sustainably produced shrimp efficiently and improve your profitability with Vietnam suppliers in Seafood Expo Global 2015.

More than 130 seafood businesses from around the globe, including Vietnam attended the Seoul Seafood Show 2015 from April 15 to April 17 to introduce seafood processing products and services.

(vasep.com.vn) Total export value in the first two months of 2015 reached US$ 58 million, up 10% year on year.

(vasep.com.vn) To Vietnam, Germany has been the biggest tuna importing market in the EU and the second biggest single market since 2009.

Vietnam has signed seven free trade agreements with multi-lateral, regional and bilateral partners, with hundreds of tariffs on farm produce to be removed by 2018.

(vasep.com.vn) In 2014, Vietnam gained US$ 3.99 billion from export to Australia, up 13.7% year on year. Seafood exports from Vietnam to Australia reached at US$ 239 million, revealing an increase of 16%.

Cooperation potential between Ho Chi Minh City and European Union (EU) countries is huge, especially in trade and investment, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan has said.

(vasep.com.vn) With more attractive interest rates and other incentives offered, Vietnam businesses will find a better climate in 2015, when trade agreements take effect. The industry strives to produce 6.6 million MT of seafood, up 5.5% year on year with export value reaching US$ 8.5 billion.

(vasep.com.vn) Surimi exports in February 2015 worth US$ 14.2 million, up 22.4% year on year but down 45.3% month on month. Cumulative surimi exports in 2015 reached over US$ 40 million, up 14.1% year on year. This year, surimi exports from Vietnam to major markets grew well, except for EU and Taiwan. Exports to top 8 markets accounted for 98.6% of total exports from Vietnam, down from 96.9% of last year. Russia and China were markets with strongest growth, at 68.2% and 40.7%, respectively. Meanwhile South Korea, ASEAN and Japan are top surimi export markets.