(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's shrimp exports in the first two months of this year grew well in all major markets such as the US, EU, Japan, Korea, China, UK... In the Russian market, exports decreased due to disruption resulting from the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) After two consecutive years of decline in pangasius exports to the EU, the number of Vietnamese enterprises getting away from this market has upsurged. Even before the outbreak of Covid-19 in the EU, this market did not seem promising as exports fell to negative levels for several months in a row. However, a positive outlook for trade with this market starting is ahead for 2022.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's seafood exports to the EU market in 2021 recorded a figure of over 1 billion USD, up 12%. Exports to most EU member countries increased. In which, the top 5 markets include the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Italy and France, accounting for 72%. Exports of all major products to the EU grew positively, except pangasius. In which, clam exports grew the most, up 42% and became the 4th largest seafood species in terms of export value to the EU.

(vasep.com.vn) 2021 is a difficult year for Vietnamese pangasius exporters. Covid-19 has attacked, making farming, transportation and export activities difficult. However, the whole year pangasius export value still reached 1.61 billion USD, up 8.4% over the previous year. "The difficulty, the wisdom", when exporting pangasius to a number of large markets was congested due to disease inspection and social distancing, businesses have smartly turned to a number of potential markets.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to data of Vietnam Customs, as of December 15, 2021, Vietnam's shrimp exports reached $3.7 billion, up 3.7% over the same period in 2020. Shrimp exports for the whole year in 2021 are estimated at about 3.88 billion USD, up 4% compared to 2020. In which, exports to the US and EU markets continue to record good growth rates.

(seafood. vasep.com.vn) According to customs statistics, in November 2021, Vietnam's seafood exports reached over US$910 million, up 23% over the same period last year. Accumulated to the end of November, seafood exports reached about 8 billion USD, up 4% over the same period in 2020.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The EU is the largest import market for Vietnam's bivalve molluscs, accounting for 62% of Vietnam's total export value of this item to markets. As of November 15, 2021, Vietnam's bivalve mollusk exports to the EU reached $73.7 million, up 38.5% over the same period last year. Italy, Spain and Portugal are the three largest single import markets for Vietnamese bivalve molluscs in the EU.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) EU is Vietnam's second largest shrimp import market, accounting for 15%. Since the beginning of the year, Vietnam's shrimp exports to the EU market have recorded a good growth rate. It is forecast that the EU's shrimp import demand in the last months of this year will continue to increase.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) While the export of some marine products decreased significantly in August 2021, Vietnam's bivalve mollusk exports still increased strongly by 36.2%, reaching over 13.2 million dollars. In the first 8 months of the year, the export of bivalve molluscs reached USD 86.8 million, up nearly 40% over the same period last year. In which, clam is the key product, accounting for 72% of the value, reaching 62.6 million USD in 8 months, in August alone increased 75% to 11.5 million USD.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Although Vietnam's seafood exports to the EU in August 2021 decreased by nearly 31%, there are still some important markets that maintain positive growth this month such as Spain and Portugal with the main contribution of clam exports.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first six months of this year, the EU was the largest import market for Vietnamese bivalve molluscs, accounting for 60% of Vietnam's total bivalve mollusk exports.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to Vietnam Customs statistics, in the first 6 months of this year, Vietnam's seafood exports to the EU market grew 20% to over US$486 million, of which, exports of marine products soared 24% reached 154 million USD (accounting for 32%), aquaculture exports increased by 18% to 333 million USD (taking 68%).

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first four months of 2021, Vietnam's total shrimp export value reached US$961.9 million, up 10.2% over the same period last year, of which whiteleg shrimp products accounting for 75.8% of total shrimp exports, up 20%. This result reflects the flexible grasp of the market by Vietnamese shrimp enterprises to overcome obstacles of many Covid waves.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first 3 months of 2021, Vietnam's tuna exports to the EU reached 28.4 million USD, up 8.6% over the same period in 2020. The EU continues to be Vietnam's second largest tuna import market. South, accounting for 19% of total export value.

(seafood. vasep.com.vn) Thanks to the growth of nearly 17% in March with over 735 million USD, the seafood export turnover of the whole country in the first quarter of 2021 reached 1.7 billion USD, up nearly 7% over the same period. period last year. It is forecasted that seafood export in the second quarter will continue to grow 10% to about 2.1 billion USD.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The gradual recovery from two major export markets, the US and China - Hong Kong, is expected to pull the export value of Vietnamese pangasius in the coming months out of negative growth.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In February 2021, Vietnam's tuna export decreased by 22% compared to the same period in 2020, reaching nearly 43 million USD. Accumulated in the first two months of the year, the total export value of tuna reached 85 million USD, down by 10% compared to the same period in 2020. Vietnam has exported tuna to 54 markets around the world.