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Vietnamese exporters attend Seafood Expo North America

Seventeen Vietnamese enterprises are participating in the 2023 Seafood Expo North America, which opened at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Centre in Massachusetts state on March 12.
Vietnamese exporters attend Seafood Expo North America ảnh 1Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (fourth from right) visits 2023 Seafood Expo North America. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Seventeen Vietnamese enterprises are participating inthe 2023 Seafood Expo North America, which opened at the Boston Convention& Exhibition Centre in Massachusetts state on March 12.

This year’s three-day expo draws the participation ofhundreds of aquatic product and seafood exporters from different states of theUS, and other countries like Canada, Brazil, Japan, India, Scotland, Ireland,Norway, Spain, and Vietnam.

Vietnamese businesses are showcasing the country’s key products such as trafish and shrimp which have impressed a lot of visitors.

Vietnamese exporters attend Seafood Expo North America ảnh 2Booths showcasing Vietnamese seafood and aquatic products. (Photo: VNA)
Talking to the Vietnam News Agency, AmbassadorDang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations(UN), stressed the bright outlook for the export of Vietnamese seafood andaquatic products to the US in general and North America in particular.

The participation of Vietnamese enterprises in North America’slargest seafood expo shows that Vietnamese products have gained a firm footholdin such a choosy market like North America.

The US is the leading importer of Vietnamese seafood and aquaticproducts. Last year, the export turnover to this market reached 2.1 billionUSD, accounting for 20% of the total value of the country’s seafood and aquaticproduct exports./.
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