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Vietnam's cephalopod exports on a downward trend in August

Fish & Seafood

Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) announced that the Vietnamese exports of cephalopods have continued to slow down in August, reporting a value of US$64 million, down 7.8% compared with August 2017.

Posted on Nov 27 ,13:32

Vietnam's cephalopod exports on a downward trend in August

Still, VASEP explained that thanks to the good growth reported in the previous months, the total export value increased by 3.5% between January and August this year, reaching US$417 million.

Vietnam's main importer of cephalopods remained South Korea. Exports to this country were up 19% in August compared to the same month in 2017, reaching US$26 million. The estimated value of the total export to this country in the first eight months of the year reached US$155 million, up 14% over the same period last year.

Japan imported 12% less cephalopods from Vietnam in August compared to the same month in 2017, exports to this country reaching US$14.5 million. On the other hand, the total exports from January to August reached US$95 million, with an increase of 0.7%.

Vietnam's cephalopod exports to the EU were impacted by the "yellow card" warning. The country exported 24% less in August compared to August 2017, reaching a value of US$ 7.8 million.

VASEP said that the total export value of cephalopod to the bloc in the first eight months of the year decreased by 26% over the same period, reaching US$54 million.

In August, Vietnam’s cephalopod sales to ASEAN recovered and reached US$8.2 million, up 6.7% compared with August 2017; the figure in the first eight months of the year was nearly US$54 million, up 18% from a year before.

Meanwhile, exports to China were down 57% in August, reaching US$3.7 million. On the other hand, in the first eight months of the year, exports to this Asian country increased by 14%, reaching nearly US$34 million.

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