Poland, Czechia, and Bulgaria are opening up to Vietnamese fish and shrimp

Published 2020년 10월 19일

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A seminar in Can Tho City, organized by the Department of Agricultural Product Processing and Market Development, aimed to help seafood export enterprises in the Mekong Delta understand technical barriers and access the Polish market. The conference highlighted the significant demand for seafood in Poland, with over 60% of consumers eating fish weekly. There is potential for Vietnamese seafood products to perform well in the EU market, given their quality and taste preferences of EU consumers. Despite the challenges of market competition and the need for food safety and reasonable pricing, the export turnover of Vietnamese seafood to Poland has seen a notable increase, reaching around 50 million USD from the beginning of 2020, a 26% rise from the previous year. The Polish Department of Investment and Trade has shown interest in supporting Vietnamese enterprises in business and import-export activities in Poland.

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In Can Tho City, the seminar "Disseminating technical barriers to implementing EVFTA Agreement for the seafood industry", organized by the Department of Agricultural Product Processing and Market Development. Representatives of enterprises (enterprises) exporting seafood in the Mekong Delta have the opportunity to contact and exchange with representatives of trade agencies in some Eastern European countries to access the market. Especially, seafood processing products in the Mekong Delta achieving food safety quality (food safety) are aimed at the seafood import market from Poland. Mr. Piotr Harasimowicz - Chief Representative of the Polish Department of Investment and Trade said: According to the latest consumer market research by The Seafood Consumer Index, on average 64% of Polish consumers are eating fish and seafood. produce at least once a week and 28% of Poles eat fish twice or more a week. Fish is the primary choice because of its rich nutritional value, Omega-3 fatty ...

Source: Agriculture