Tuna exports enjoy three-digit growth in January
Hanoi (VNA) – Tuna exports enjoyed a three-digit growth rate in the
first month of this year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters
and Producers (VASEP).
Statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs showed
that tuna export turnover reached nearly 88 million USD, up 108 percent
compared with the same period last year.
Vietnamese frozen tuna fillets remain the key export
product, accounting for more than 66 percent of the total export value.
Shipments of Vietnamese tuna products to eight major markets
are on the rise, except for China. The US is still Vietnam’s largest importer, making up nearly
50 percent of the country’s total tuna export value in January. The country earned 44 million USD from the export of the
product to the US in the month, an increase of 210 percent year-on-year.
Vietnam’s tuna exports to the EU also rose remarkably in the
first month of this year. Notably, tuna sales to Netherlands and Lithuania
soared by 243 percent and nearly 2,000 percent against the previous year,
respectively.
The export of the product to the Comprehensive
and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) member
countries also surged in January. For example, tuna
exports to Canada and Peru
increased by 26 percent and nearly 2,300 percent compared with the same period
last year, respectively.
However, tuna exports to Japan in the month dropped 17 percent year on year./.