Japan becomes largest importer of VN’s shrimps

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Update: May, 17/2017 – 15:47

Việt Nam exported shrimp to 68 markets in the first quarter of 2017. — Photo vcci.com.vn
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Japan has become the largest market for Vietnamese shrimps, accounting for 21.9 per cent of the country’s shrimp export value in the first quarter of 2017.

The Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) reported that in the first three months of this year, Việt Nam’s shrimp exports to Japan reached US$135.4 million, a year-on-year increase of 29.6 per cent. The significant growth is because of the rise of the yen, which has encouraged Japanese enterprises to move to imported shrimp. Tiếp tục đọc “Japan becomes largest importer of VN’s shrimps”

VN shrimp brand: difficult, but not too late

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Update: May, 04/2017 – 09:00

Đào Đức Huấn
Việt Nam is the third largest shrimp producer and the largest giant tiger prawn producer in the world. Shrimp is a major export item, but it lacks brand value.  Đào Đức Huấn explains why. The director of the Agricultural Development Centre also tells Vietnam News Agency it is not too late to build a national brand for Vietnamese shrimp in the global market.

Vietnamese shrimp products have been exported to 90 markets worldwide. Recent years have seen high growth in shrimp exports. Does Vietnamese shrimp have brand identification in the world market?

In 2016, Việt Nam earned US$3.1 billion from shrimp exports, overtaking Thailand as the world’s largest shrimp exporter. Major shrimp export markets included the US, the EU and Japan. Tiếp tục đọc “VN shrimp brand: difficult, but not too late”