Viet Nam gained shrimp export growth to some key export markets in the first quarter of this year, especially Japan and the US, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Viet Nam will target at US$4.2 billion in shrimp export value this year, higher than $3.6 billion in 2018, according to the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The domestic shrimp production industry had targeted US$4.2 billion in export value this year, according to the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Viet Nam’s shrimp export value to Canada reached US$27.7 million by March 2018, a year-on-year increase of 16 per cent, according to Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to extend anti-dumping duties on the import of frozen warmwater shrimp for five more years on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has set a shrimp export target of US$10 billion by 2030. However, Prime Minister Nguyẽn Xuan Phúc disagreed with this, saying the target is too low and can be reached by 2025....
The shrimp sector will face several challenges this year, despite an
anticipated increase in exports, according to the Viet Nam Association
of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has asked
Mexico to lift its temporary ban on shrimp imports from Viet Nam,
according to a dispatch sent to Mexican Embassy in Ha Noi recently.