HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s tuna export turnover has risen 21 per cent year-on-year to hit US$271 million in the first half of 2017. Sharing export details, the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said that tuna fillet brought in the most revenue, accounting for around 48 per cent of total tuna exports, followed by canned tuna (30 per cent) and other processed tuna (15 per cent). Collectively, these countries accounted for 88 per cent of Việt Nam’s total tuna export value in the first six months of this year. Notably, tuna shipments to Mexico rose 125 per cent, with the country overtaking Canada and China to become Việt Nam’s sixth largest tuna importer. However, despite this impressive growth, tuna exports are encountering difficulties related to raw materials and import duties in some of the key markets.

Source: Viet Nam News August 04, 2017 08:48 UTC