3:21:37 PM | 13/5/2008
Vietnam’s exports of pangasius products to Australia are expected to continue increasing in the coming months because Australian consumers are very interested in Vietnamese pangasius, according to the Vietnam Trade Information Center (VTIC).
Exports of pangasius accounted for more than 55.2 per cent of Vietnam’s total seafood revenues and 37.6 per cent of volume to the country in the first three months of 2008, the Vietnam News Agency said.
Between January and March, Vietnam exported 4,360 tons of seafood products valued at US$20.35 million to Australia, with 2,400 of which were pangasius worth US$7.6 million, up 39 per cent on year in volume and 25 per cent in value.
Export prices of pangasius to Australia are also expected to rise to US$3.5 per kilo from previous US$3.03 a kilo.
Meanwhile, frozen shrimp was the biggest cash earner of Vietnam in Australia, making up for 35 per cent in terms of value and 17 per cent in terms of volume in the first quarter of 2008.
Some 70 Vietnamese companies exported seafood products to Australia during the first quarter, up from 67 companies in 2007.
Demands for seafood are growing in Australia, which had to import 50 per cent of seafood for domestic consumption. China, Vietnam and other ASEAN countries, and New Zealand are the biggest frozen catfish to Australia. (Vinanet)
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