Vietnam Seafood Export Down 9.5% to US$3.027B In Jan-Sept
Vietnam earned US$3.027 billion from seafood export in Jan-Sept, down 9.5% from a year earlier, the government’s General Statistical Office said.
But the country spent US$220 million on importing aquatic products during the period, down 4.1% compared to the same period of last year.
In Sept, the country exported US$410 million worth of seafood, down 2.38% compared to Aug.
Vietnam targeted to reap US$1.34 billion worth of seafood products in the fourth quarter of this year to increase its total export revenue to US$4.4 billion by the year’s end.
Last year, Vietnam shipped US$4.5 billion worth of seafood products aboard, ranking sixth among top ten seafood exporters and fifth among largest aquatic producers in the world. (GSO).
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