Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Kien Giang (VNA) - The Mekong Deltaprovince of Kien Giang earned 470 million USD from exports in 2017, surpassingits target by 17.5 percent, up 43 percent year on year, reported the provincialDepartment of Industry and Trade.
Le Thi Nhut, Deputy Director of the Department, said the growth was led by increases in the export of aquaticproducts, which reached 192 million USD, exceeding the target by 32 percent, up42.5 percent year on year, thanks to growing demand in traditional markets.
Local exporters sought foreign partners andstepped up the use of technology to meet product quality requirements of importmarkets, while focusing on processing to enhance the added value and competitivenessof their products.
Border trade exchange has been accelerated,contributing to boosting local exports. The locality has also consolidatedtraditional markets, expanded to new ones and sought partners.
Numerous trade promotion events have been conductedin Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Japan, India and in North America.
Provincial authorities have also helped localexport firms attend trade fairs and forums at home and abroad so they canintroduce their products to potential partners.
Kien Giang enterprises have developed links withthose from Australia, New Zealand, and Israel to ship their canned aquaticproducts to those markets.
In 2018, the province aims to earn 520 millionUSD from exports. To realise this target, the province plans to producehigh-quality shrimp and rice for processing and export.
It will also encourage and help local enterprisesto update their technology, equipment and improve production process to improveproduct quality.
The locality will continue addressingdifficulties facing local exporters while boosting trade promotion andexpanding export markets for local key products, including rice, aquaticproducts, pepper and fish sauce, as well as for new products, such as apparel,footwear, wood products and beer.-VNA
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