Tuna exports to Japan pick up

Vietnamese tuna exports to Japan in the first five months reached 434 tonnes, earning over US$3 million, up 264.5 percent against the same period last year, said the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Export prices also saw a 32 percent increase compared to last year, reaching US$6.98 per kilo, VASEP said, attributing this to the recent earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan.

Of the total tuna exports, 89.5 percent was raw material and 10.5 percent was processed products.

Japan is now Vietnam’s biggest tuna importer, followed by the US – VOV

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Posted by VBN on Jun 6 2011. Filed under Import-Export, Sea food. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry