(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The EU is Vietnam's largest bivalve mollusk import market, accounting for 62% of Vietnam's total export value of this item to markets.
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.
Italy imports the most bivalve molluscs from Vietnam in the EU. The major bivalve mollusc products exported to Italy include frozen whole brown clams, frozen boiled brown clams, frozen boiled white clams, frozen steamed silk clams, and frozen processed clam meat. .. Some companies that export clams to the EU include Lenger Vietnam Seafood Co., Ltd., Thanh Hoa Seafood Import-Export Joint Stock Company, Minh Dang Co., Ltd., Thai Binh Clam Co., Ltd., and Viet Long Kien Giang Co., Ltd. , Ben Tre Seafood Joint Stock Company...