HANOI, Nov 5 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s seafood export value exceeded one billion U.S. dollars in Oct, marking the first time since Jun, 2022, when the figure reached the one billion-dollar mark, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers, reported, yesterday.
Le Hang, the association’s communication director, said, China was Vietnam’s biggest and fastest-growing seafood importer in Oct, with a significant surge of 37 percent.
Other big importers, like the U.S., the EU and Japan, reported increases of 31 percent, 27 percent and 22 percent, respectively.
Shrimp and tra fish exports rose sharply last month, at 26 percent and 24 percent respectively.
Vietnam earned 8.27 billion dollars from exporting seafood in the first 10 months of this year, up 11.4 percent year on year, according to the association.– NNN-VNA
