Exports of fresh, frozen, and dried seafood increased by 8.5%

Published 2022년 2월 8일

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In 2021, Vietnam's seafood exports saw an 8.5% increase, reaching a value of 6.4 billion USD, which accounts for 72% of the country's total seafood export value. The exports were led by shrimp at 44%, followed by pangasius at 18%, and other fish at 19%. Tuna, squid, and octopus also contributed significantly. The highest earning species was whiteleg shrimp, followed by pangasius and tuna. The COVID-19 pandemic affected the exports of salmon, cod, pollock, saba, and red shrimp due to high transportation costs and reduced orders from processed materials. However, there was a significant increase in the export value of surimi, octopus, scad fish, clams, crabs, seabass, fish sauce, and yellowtail fish.

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VASEP said that live, fresh, dried, frozen seafood products, surimi, fish cakes ... achieved an export value of 6.4 billion USD, up 8.5% and accounting for 72% of the total seafood export value. In 2021, shrimp exports account for nearly 44%, reaching nearly 3.9 billion USD, pangasius accounts for 18% with over 1.6 billion USD, other fish accounts for 19% with nearly 1.7 billion USD. Tuna exports brought in 759 million USD, up 17% and accounting for 8.5%, squid and octopus accounted for nearly 7% with 608 million USD. Exported aquatic species that bring in the highest turnover in 2021 include whiteleg shrimp with nearly 3 billion USD, accounting for 33% of total seafood exports, followed by pangasius and tuna. Black tiger shrimp brought in 759 million USD, accounting for 7%, fish cakes and surimi brought in 619 million USD, accounting for 7%. Next is squid with 315 million USD, octopus with 294 million USD, each species accounts for over 3% of seafood export value. Among the top ...

Source: Vietnambiz