(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first two months of 2023, shellfish products (clams, snails, oysters, scallops) contributed nearly 2% of Vietnam's total seafood export turnover, with a value of over 19 million USD. Particularly in February, exports of shellfish increased by 39% over the same period last year to reach 10.4 million USD.

Seventeen Vietnamese enterprises are participating in the 2023 Seafood Expo North America, which opened at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Centre in Massachusetts state on March 12.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In February 2023, Vietnam's shrimp exports reached $194 million, down 21% over the same period. Accumulated in the first 2 months of this year, shrimp exports reached 335 million USD, down 40%.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The Seafood Expo North America, which has just taken place from March 12-14, was the outstanding event in March 2023. The event has attracted hundreds of businesses around the world, including 17 enterprises from Vietnam.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) After a continuous decline in the fourth quarter of 2022, Vietnam's exports of crabs and other crustaceans in the first two months of 2023 have not shown any signs of recovery. Crab export turnover in the first 2 months of 2023 reached nearly 19 million USD, down 2% compared to the same period in 2022.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first two months of 2023, Germany was among the few markets that recorded positive growth in imports of Vietnamese pangasius. While pangasius exports to the top 10 markets all decreased by 8% - 60% over the same period, Germany - the 9th ranked market still maintained a growth rate of 81%.

(seafood. vasep.com.vn) In January 2023, the volume of pangasius exported to Brazil reached 1,194 tons, the lowest level since May 2022. The average price of Vietnamese pangasius exports to Brazil in January reached 3.06 USD/kg, up 3% compared to 2.98 USD/kg in the same period last year. Compared with the same period, the volume of pangasius exported to Brazil decreased by 79%.

(seafood. vasep.com.vn) In January 2023, Japan was one of the few tuna import markets of Vietnam that maintained a good growth rate. Vietnam's tuna export value to this market reached nearly 2.3 million USD, up 38% over the same period in 2022.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Inflation and economic recession are causing the export of most of Vietnam's tuna groups in January 2023 to decrease sharply. However, the export of other processed tuna products HS code 16, mainly frozen steamed tuna loin, increased by 25% over the same period in 2022 and became the second largest exported tuna products of Vietnam.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Accounting for nearly 50% of the national clam production, Thai Binh province is calling for investment in a project of a clam processing and processing factory with a capacity of 70,000 tons/year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The UK is among the very few markets that recorded positive growth in seafood imports from Vietnam in the first 2 months of 2023. While exports to the top 10 largest markets all decreased by 18 - 50% over the same period, only the UK - the 6th largest market, still maintained an increase of 22%.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Typical representatives of Vietnam's seafood industry in key products such as pangasius, shrimp and seafood all attended the fair, in addition to the presence of new businesses participating for the first time.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The general context of January, with the New Year holidays and the Lunar New Year, inevitably caused the export of Vietnamese goods to decrease over the same period. Particularly, seafood exports decreased by nearly half to only USD 456 million. Besides, inflation and economic recession caused orders from major markets to drop sharply.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) After a sharp decline in January, seafood exports in the first half of February 2023 increased by 42% over the same period. The total seafood export value in February reached about 662 million USD, a slight increase of 4% compared to the same period in 2022.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vinh Hoan JSC approved the plan to buy land to fund aquaculture in An Giang province.