US$ 5.6 billion earned from seafood exports in eight months
Friday, September 21,2018AsemconnectVietnam - Vietnam’s seafood exports reached nearly US$5.6 billion in the first eight months of this year, increased by 7.3 per cent over the same period last year, showed the statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.
In the first eight months of this year, the U.S was the biggest seafood export market with the export turnover of $982.9 million, accounted for 17.6 per cent of the total and increased by over 7 per cent over the same period last year.
EU ranked second with $962.21 million, up by 12 per cent; and then Japan - $868.97 million, up by 4.7 per cent; China - $638.53 million, down by 4.6 per cent; South Korea - $538.9 million, up by 13.3 per cent; the South East Asia - $433.1 million, up by 14.3 per cent year – on – year.
In the first eight months of this year, Vietnam’s exports of seafood to Cambodia increased sharply by 86.2 per cent to $16.86 million; to the U.A.E – up by 80 per cent to $56.88 million; to India – up by 57.4 per cent to $19.85 million; to Egypt – up by 49.9 per cent to $29.84 million; and to Portugal – up by 47.3 per cent to $42.9 million.
However, the exports of seafood to Saudi Arabia fell sharply by 67.4 per cent to $14.06 million; to Indonesia – down by 43.4 per cent to $2.46 million; to Czech – down by 36 per cent to $ 4.18 million; to Brazil – down by 30.7 per cent to $49.2 million; and to Denmark – down by 32.5 per cent to $29.81 million.
Vietnam’s seafood exports in the first eight months of 2018 -Unit: US$– source: VITIC – according to the figures of the General Department of Customs
Market
|
August of 2018
|
August of 2018 vs. July of 2018 (%)
|
First 8 months of 2018
|
First 8 months of 2018 vs. same period of 2017 (%)
|
Total
|
861,545,379
|
12.56
|
5,595,352,078
|
7.34
|
The U.S
|
188,710,764
|
16.99
|
982,903,045
|
7.03
|
Japan
|
130,499,881
|
8.83
|
868,970,217
|
4.71
|
China
|
84,929,202
|
9.69
|
638,528,428
|
-4.61
|
South Korea
|
79,984,279
|
16.66
|
538,898,874
|
13.27
|
The Netherlands
|
28,501,882
|
3.69
|
213,718,042
|
28.19
|
Britain
|
40,172,004
|
36.42
|
196,754,772
|
19.92
|
Thailand
|
30,379,343
|
29.83
|
185,518,973
|
15.32
|
Canada
|
29,879,287
|
55.74
|
146,564,370
|
8.05
|
Germany
|
17,281,496
|
1.52
|
129,162,046
|
15.32
|
Hong Kong (CN)
|
16,953,946
|
2.18
|
125,415,026
|
23.59
|
Australia
|
20,191,200
|
40.01
|
121,948,545
|
13.08
|
Belgium
|
13,156,361
|
-0.9
|
103,469,021
|
4.76
|
Italy
|
10,102,578
|
19.24
|
82,723,801
|
-11.66
|
The Philippines
|
11,662,646
|
28.53
|
79,407,172
|
5.51
|
Singapore
|
9,893,741
|
-5.23
|
75,588,132
|
16.15
|
Malaysia
|
10,048,394
|
12.96
|
72,149,069
|
13.54
|
France
|
9,120,894
|
4.18
|
71,906,430
|
3.52
|
Mexico
|
10,062,555
|
5.06
|
71,404,508
|
-9.48
|
Taiwan (CN)
|
11,283,860
|
20.02
|
71,256,771
|
1.26
|
Israel
|
5,917,137
|
-54.42
|
68,443,832
|
30.81
|
Russia
|
5,097,498
|
-39.24
|
58,167,893
|
-7.02
|
The U.A.E
|
8,024,090
|
-8.47
|
56,881,791
|
80.08
|
Spain
|
7,619,665
|
-2.83
|
49,576,352
|
12.8
|
Brazil
|
5,351,228
|
18.86
|
49,203,264
|
-30.65
|
Portugal
|
7,640,187
|
26.89
|
42,896,637
|
47.25
|
Colombia
|
5,607,257
|
41.33
|
39,844,701
|
4.1
|
Egypt
|
4,172,072
|
1.85
|
29,840,758
|
49.85
|
Denmark
|
5,363,464
|
-5.44
|
29,809,553
|
-32.53
|
Switzerland
|
2,431,891
|
-29.25
|
22,765,547
|
-19.71
|
India
|
3,374,412
|
25.54
|
19,845,169
|
57.37
|
Cambodia
|
2,350,236
|
20.48
|
16,857,926
|
86.21
|
Poland
|
2,261,573
|
-14.56
|
15,181,273
|
20.39
|
Pakistan
|
1,442,738
|
81.26
|
14,562,062
|
39.34
|
Saudi Arabia
|
|
|
14,059,474
|
-67.38
|
New Zealand
|
1,176,847
|
18.72
|
12,118,003
|
12.29
|
Sweden
|
1,960,609
|
50.46
|
11,954,715
|
26.47
|
Ukraine
|
2,023,608
|
9.94
|
10,985,700
|
14.69
|
Iraq
|
1,227,285
|
-0.93
|
6,674,852
|
0.71
|
Turkey
|
447,355
|
-61.23
|
6,465,438
|
28.02
|
Greece
|
814,535
|
-11.65
|
6,319,137
|
11.54
|
Kuwait
|
635,480
|
-26.63
|
5,886,981
|
4.69
|
Romania
|
795,472
|
93.02
|
4,554,377
|
36.83
|
Czech
|
478,159
|
16.85
|
4,180,993
|
-35.99
|
Indonesia
|
100,200
|
-46.52
|
2,464,112
|
-43.42
|
Brunei
|
246,168
|
254.42
|
1,115,097
|
36.35
|
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