Hanoi (VNS/VNA) –Vietnam’s shrimp exports are forecast to reach 3.7 billion USD this year,posting an year-on-year increase of 9.8 percent, fuelled by the EU – Vietnam FreeTrade Agreement (EVFTA) which facilitated export to the EU markets, according toVietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Accounting for 13.8 percent of the country’s shrimp export value, the EU wasthe fourth largest shrimp export market of Vietnam, coming after the US, Japanand China.
Despite declines at the start of this year, shrimp exports to the EU sawsignificant growth in the third quarter, thanks to the impact of the EVFTAwhich came into effect from the beginning of August, the association said.
In September alone, Vietnam exported shrimp worth 57.6 million USD to the EU,representing a rise of 35.4 percent against September last year.
January-September shrimp exports to the EU totalled more than 371 million USD,up by 2.3 percent.
The association said that in the EU, restaurants and catering services werereopening together with the tourism industry, adding that the EU’s demandfor shrimp was expected to increase significantly in the coming months to serveyear-end holidays.
The EU was a market with good profit margins and this would be the market thatmany enterprises would focus on to expand exports in the remaining months ofthis year, the association said, adding that Vietnam’s shrimp exports to the EUwould continue to see considerable increases.
Vietnam’s shrimp exports in September totalled nearly 385 million USD, up bymore than 25 percent against the same month last year, the highest growth raterecorded since March, according to VASEP’s statistics.
Besides the EU, exports to other major markets also saw significant increases,such as to the US by 39.6 percent, China by 22.9 percent, the Republic of Korea3.2 percent, the UK 54.3 percent, Canada 47 percent and Australia 50.7 percent.
Shrimp exports totalled 2.7 billion USD in January – September,a year-on-year increase of 10.5 percent.
The US was the largest shrimp export market of Vietnam, accounting for 24 percentof the country’s shrimp export value. Vietnam exported shrimp worth more than 634.4million USD to the US in January – September, up by 33 percent over the sameperiod last year.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import-Export Department, Vietnam’sshrimp export would continue to increase in the last months of this year due tothe low shrimp supply globally, especially from India.
The department added that Vietnam’s shrimp export also benefited from theEVFTA./.
Accounting for 13.8 percent of the country’s shrimp export value, the EU wasthe fourth largest shrimp export market of Vietnam, coming after the US, Japanand China.
Despite declines at the start of this year, shrimp exports to the EU sawsignificant growth in the third quarter, thanks to the impact of the EVFTAwhich came into effect from the beginning of August, the association said.
In September alone, Vietnam exported shrimp worth 57.6 million USD to the EU,representing a rise of 35.4 percent against September last year.
January-September shrimp exports to the EU totalled more than 371 million USD,up by 2.3 percent.
The association said that in the EU, restaurants and catering services werereopening together with the tourism industry, adding that the EU’s demandfor shrimp was expected to increase significantly in the coming months to serveyear-end holidays.
The EU was a market with good profit margins and this would be the market thatmany enterprises would focus on to expand exports in the remaining months ofthis year, the association said, adding that Vietnam’s shrimp exports to the EUwould continue to see considerable increases.
Vietnam’s shrimp exports in September totalled nearly 385 million USD, up bymore than 25 percent against the same month last year, the highest growth raterecorded since March, according to VASEP’s statistics.
Besides the EU, exports to other major markets also saw significant increases,such as to the US by 39.6 percent, China by 22.9 percent, the Republic of Korea3.2 percent, the UK 54.3 percent, Canada 47 percent and Australia 50.7 percent.
Shrimp exports totalled 2.7 billion USD in January – September,a year-on-year increase of 10.5 percent.
The US was the largest shrimp export market of Vietnam, accounting for 24 percentof the country’s shrimp export value. Vietnam exported shrimp worth more than 634.4million USD to the US in January – September, up by 33 percent over the sameperiod last year.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import-Export Department, Vietnam’sshrimp export would continue to increase in the last months of this year due tothe low shrimp supply globally, especially from India.
The department added that Vietnam’s shrimp export also benefited from theEVFTA./.
VNA