Vietnam’s tra fish exports to some major markets like the US and China are gradually increasing though the fisheries industry is still struggling to cope with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The US and China are increasing imports of tra fish from Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – ಞVietnam’s tra fish exports to some majormarkets like the US and China are gradually increasing though the fisheriesindustry is still struggling to cope with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers(VASEP), exports ofthe fish in the first half of Marchto the US increased by 18.8 per cent year-on-year. Exports to China were worth nearly 13million USD, 1 million USD upmonth-on-month. Some businesses believe that exports toChina would increase sharply in the coming months. But exports to some other major marketslike the EU, ASEAN, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Australia decreased from thesame period last year. Shipments to ASEAN member countries fellby 25.2 percent, to the EU by 47.3 percent, and to Mexico by 57.5 percent. The pandemic is greatly affecting the EUwhere a lockdown is making goods transport and forwarding difficult. But the high demand for seafood,including tra, in the market means exports would recover, VASEPforecast. But it said in April exports wouldcontinue to decrease due to the cargo transport problems./.
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The US and China are increasing imports of tra fish from Vietnam (Photo: VNA) 
