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Vietnam’s seafood export industry is on track to hit its projected target of $11 billion this year, despite experiencing slower growth in exports to the U.S. due to increased tariffs. In the first 10 months of the year, exports witnessed a 15% year-on-year…
Vietnam’s fisheries exports in the first half of 2024 were worth US$4.4 billion, up 6% year-on-year on higher demand in major markets like the U.S., China and the EU. Key items such as shrimp, pangasius and tuna did well, the Vietnam Association of Seafood…
According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), tuna exports are projected to reach US$456.8 millio in the first half of 2024, a 20% year-on-year increase. After decreasing in 2023, exports rose by 22% in the first five months…
Tuna exports rose to US$87 million in August, the highest for the year though 5% down year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers. VASEP said there were some changes in the export patterns in August. After declining…
Seafood exporters are seeing orders plummet and facing even greater difficulties than during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the first five months of this year their exports fell by 28% to $3.37 billion and companies saw a decline of 20-50% in export orders,…
Shrimp exports plummeted by 55% year-on-year in January to US$141 million due to weaker global demand and stronger competition from other countries. According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers, exports to the U.S. were worth $23…
Despite a sharp fall in exports before the end of 2022 due to global inflation, tuna still brought home US$1 billion in revenue last year, up 34% from 2021, becoming a billion-dollar commodity for the first time, data showed. Tuna products of Vietnam were…
The agro-forestry-fishery sector has made new export records in 2022 thanks to the diversification of markets and products. Statistics show that the sector’s export turnover is expected to top $53 billion in the year with a trade surplus of $7.8 billion, up…
Vietnam’s seafood exports this year could reach $11 billion for the first time, spearheaded by shrimp, pangasius and tuna, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Truong Dinh Hoe, VASEP general secretary, said at a…
Tuna exports in the first six months were worth US$553 million, a 56 percent rise year-on-year, according to data from the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers. Exports to the U.S. all but doubled thanks to higher demand, especially for…
Vietnam surpassed Thailand in the first half of this year to become the biggest exporter of tuna to Israel. It accounted for 31 percent of Israel’s imports while that country became Vietnam’s third largest market behind the U.S. and Italy. Israel bought less…
Vietnam exported $74 million worth of tuna in April, a 50 percent year-on-year surge, with the U.S. and E.U. buying more. According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), tuna exports to the U.S. saw the highest growth with a…
Vietnam’s tuna exports declined by 9.8 percent in 2020 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and are showing no signs of recovery. Analysts point to two reasons for the continuing slump: the unpredictability surrounding the pandemic and intense…
The International Fish Force Academy of Indonesia (IFFAI) has officially opened today on Thursday, March 16, 2017. The inauguration was attended by Maritime Affairs and Fishery Minister Susi Pudjiastuti and National Police Chief Tito Karnavian. “This…
Fishing captain Wahyu Sumantri used to helm a 700-tonne vessel that sailed the Celebes Sea from North Sulawesi. These days, he can be found peddling mie ayam, or chicken noodles, from a push cart in his home town of Kerawang, in West Java, about two hours…
