Laos and Taiwan are massively importing oysters from Vietnam

Laos and Taiwan (China) are massively importing a type of seafood that is considered a cheap "miracle drug" from Vietnam, contributing to a sharp increase in export turnover of this product group in the first months of this year. Information from the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), in the first 5 months of this year, our country's export turnover of shellfish products reached 63 million USD. Accordingly, most mollusc products recorded strong growth. Specifically, scallops exports increased by 42%, oysters increased by 31%, and clams and snails recorded increases of 18% and 9%, respectively, over the same period last year. Notably, after breakthrough growth in 2023, oyster exports - a seafood considered a cheap "miracle drug" of Vietnam - continue to grow strongly, earning nearly 7 million USD in the first 5 months of the year. now. In May alone, the export turnover of this group of seafood products increased by 52% compared to the same month last ...