Shrimp exports grew despite Covid-19

According to the General Department of Customs, in July, shrimp exports reached US $ 388.5 million, up 16.3% compared to July 2019. Thus, in the first 7 months of this year, shrimp exports reached $ 1.9 billion, up 7.7% over the same period last year. In the context of the overall decline in the export value of the fisheries sector (reaching US $ 4.4 billion in the first 7 months, a decrease of 6% compared to the same period in 2019) due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, growth The aforementioned shrimp items are very impressive. Shrimp is also one of the rare bright spots in the export growth of the fisheries sector (the remaining growth category is crab, crab and crustacean), while pangasius decreased by 31.5% in the first 6 months. , tuna decreased by 20.5%, other fish decreased by 2.3%… Thanks to the growth of shrimp, seafood export in the past 7 months has not decreased too much in value. The growth of shrimp exports this year, mainly based on white shrimp. In 7 months, ...