Vietnam's seafood exports enjoy bright prospects in Swiss market

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnamese businesses should make greater efforts to tap the potential of seafood exports to Switzerland, a trade official said. Nguyen Duc Thuong, Commercial Counsellor at Vietnam Trade Office in Switzerland, said that as a landlocked country, Switzerland had to import almost all of its seafood. Each year, the Swiss market consumes about 75,000-80,000 tonnes of seafood and Vietnam is the fourth largest seafood provider for Switzerland, after Norway, France and the Netherlands, Thuong told baochinhphu.vn. He said Switzerland's import demand for seafood products would likely increase by 4.6% this year, with the consumption trend gradually moving towards organic products. Therefore, Vietnamese businesses needed to foster their investments in processing seafood products and exporting organic products to capture this consumption opportunity, and at the same time enhance links with existing partners. According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood ...