Japanese businesses boost aquatic exports to Vietnam

Japanese seafood processors want to increase shipments to Vietnam, heard a trade promotion programme held in Ho Chi Minh City on February 21.
Japanese businesses boost aquatic exports to Vietnam ảnh 1Japanese food is famous for its succulence (Photo: uon.co.jp)

HCM City (VNA) – Japanese seafood processors want to increase shipmentsto Vietnam, heard a trade promotion programme held in Ho Chi Minh City onFebruary 21.

Vietnam is one of Japan’s most important seafood export markets in Asia, saidKazuhiro Takahashi, an official from the Japan External Trade Organisation,highlighting that Vietnamese consumers increasingly favour Japanese food due toits succulence and safety.

He said that high prices have been a barrier for Japanese aquatic products in theVietnamese market and Japanese firms are working towards technological solutionsto cut prices.

Meanwhile, Katsuya Uchida, a representative from the Kyokuyo company, stressedthat trade promotion programmes serve as bridges to link Japanese exporters andVietnamese distributors, helping reduce preservation costs and shortentransport time.

Vo Thanh Do, deputy head of the Agro-Forestry, Seafood Processing and SaltIndustry Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, underscoredthat increasing Japanese shipments to Vietnam will create opportunities fordomestic firms to learn about processing technology and increase productquality.

Japan’s seafood exports to Vietnam are estimated at 20 billion JPY (176.1million USD) each year, accounting for 60 percent of total agro-fishery andseafood shipments to Vietnam. Processed aquatic products, salmon and tuna leadin terms of export volume and value.-VNA

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