An Giang earns over 600 million USD in exports in nine months
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang’s export revenue in the first nine months of 2018 topped 600 million USD, up 3.29 percent year on year, helping the locality fulfill 71.4 percent of its yearly target.
An Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of An Giang’s export revenue in the firstnine months of 2018 topped 600 million USD, up 3.29 percent year on year,helping the locality fulfill 71.4 percent of its yearly target.
An Giang estimatesthat its exports for the whole year will fetch over 840 million USD.
According to Vo NguyenNam, Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade, the export ofmany strong products of An Giang such as rice and frozen seafood saw a strongrise in the period.
In the nine-monthperiod, the province exported rice to 38 countries, including 13 Asian, 10African and 8 European markets, at an average price of 506.47 USD per tonne, up42 USD year on year.
Meanwhile, theprovince shipped abroad 88,790 tonnes of frozen seafood for 213.3 million USD,a slight drop in volume but 24 percent rise in value, reaching 79 percent ofits target for the whole year.
An Giang frozenseafood have been sold in 80 countries, mostly to Asian markets.
It is forecast that positivesigns will continue to be seen in the demand for rice and frozen seafood,especially in the Philippines, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Africancountries and Cambodia.
Along with traditionalmarkets such as the EU and the US, local firms have also focused on developingnew markets such as Asian ones.
Besides, due to a rise in the demand for the products in the year-endseason, seafood exports of An Giang are expected to increase. For the wholeyear, An Giang hopes to export 118,000 tonnes of seafood for 270 million USD, arise of 14 percent in volume and 20 percent in value year on year.-VNA
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