Vietnam exported more shrimp last year and received higher prices, thanks in part to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, an industry group said. The value of shrimp exports grew by 20 percent, setting a record and crossing the $2 billion mark, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers. The United States [...]
Vietnam, the source of 99.9% of tra and basa fish exports, expects to reduce outbound shipments of the fish by a hefty 45% to some 360,000 tons next year from this year’s 640,000 tons, said the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (Vasep). Duong Ngoc Minh, vice chairman of Vasep, told a review conference [...]
Vietnam agro-forestry and seafood product is estimated to have increased by 4.7% from 2009 to VND232.652 trillion in 2010 Vietnam agro-forestry and seafood product is estimated to have increased by 4.7% from 2009 to VND232.652 trillion in 2010, the online newspaper NDHMoney reported on December 27, citing the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. In [...]
The agro-forestry-seafood sector earned US$1.75 billion from exports in September, raising its total export turnover in the first nine months of the year to US$13.93 billion, a year-on-year increase of 22.3 percent. Of the total, agricultural products brought home US$7.32 billion, up 21 percent and seafood, US$3.47 billion, up 14.2 percent. Rice topped the list [...]
The total export revenue for agro-forestry and aquatic products in the first five months of this year reached US$7.2 billion, 16 percent higher than in the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Last month saw a sharp with the aquatic exports US$1.6 billion (up 17.3 percent) and the [...]
Aquiculture, forestry and agriculture exports totalled US$1.6 billion in five months, increasing Vietnam’s year-to-date turnover to US$7.2 billion. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), the sharp increase above is due to a rise in the price of most goods in the first five months compared to the previous year. Except coffee, [...]