VINAFIS Chairman Nguyen Viet Thang speaks at the press conference (Photo: baocamau.vn) Co-hosted by the provincial People’s Committee, the VietnamFisheries Society (VINAFIS), the Vietnam Directorate of Fisheries and theVietnam Fisheries magazine, the event isexpected to feature about 250 stalls from over 150 exhibitors at home andabroad, and thematic seminars to continue bringing Vietnamese shrimps to newmarkets and affirm their brandon the global shrimp industry map.
VINAFIS Chairman Nguyen Viet Thang said over the past two decades, the shrimp industry has played acrucial role in Vietnam's export of aquatic products to the world. Each year,the shrimp export turnover accounts for around 40-45% of the total seafoodexport, equivalent to 3.5-4 billion USD. The figure reached all-high over 4.3billion USD last year.
So far, the Vietnamese shrimp has been exported to 100countries, with Europe, the US, Japan, China and the Republic of Korea beingthe biggest importers. Vietnam has become the world's second largest shrimpsupplier, with export turnover making up 13-14% of the total global shrimpexport value.
According to theVINAFISH, the total shrimp farming area in Vietnam reached 747,000ha last year,yielding over 1 million tonnes in output, up 8.5% annually. The shrimp exportrevenue went up 11.2% year-on-year to 4.3 billion USD. This year, the shrimpfarming area is expected to increase to 750,000ha, with the Mekong Delta accountingfor 90%. The production goal is set at over 1 million tonnes while the exportrevenue is to be equivalent to that in previous year.
Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentChau Cong Bang said the provinceis home to around 280,000ha of shrimp farming area, producing over 200,000 tonnesand earning over 1 billion USD from exports annually. This year, the province targetedyielding more than 220,000 tonnes and bringing home 1.1 billion USD.
VietShrimp was held in 2016 and 2018 in the Mekong Deltaprovince of Bac Lieu, and in 2021 and 2023 in Can Tho city, becoming amajor event in Vietnam's seafood industry and a regional and Asian-level shrimpexpo./.
VNA
