Tuna export value is forecast to reach US$1 billion in 2024, marking an 18 per cent increase compared to last year’s figure and solidifying the product''s role as one of Việt Nam’s key seafood exports.
The value of aquatic exports in July fell below US$1 billion for the first time in 2022, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Viet Nam''s tuna export turnover in January reached US$88 million, up 108 per cent over the same period in 2021, according to the General Department of Customs.
The export value of Vietnamese tuna exports to the Israeli market by mid-August jumped by 34 per cent to nearly US$25 million compared to the same period last year, or accounted for 5.6 per cent of the total tuna export...
The agricultural sector needs to focus on developing raw materials to reduce the dependence on imports as well as improve processing capacity, experts said.
After a 20-day trip to sea during Tết (Lunar New Year), most fishing boats in Khánh Hòa Province caught 15 units of tuna fish on average, down by almost half from a year earlier.