Pangasius Exports to Russia Surprisingly Rise
Exports of pangasius to Russia sharply increased during the first six months of 2008, helping the foreign country to be the third biggest seafood importer of Vietnam, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Importers and Producers (VASEP) said.
As of late June 2008, Russia imported 44,649 tons of pangasius, valued at US$73.851 million, from Vietnam. In June, Russia imported US$14.352 million goods.
The pangasius export revenues from Russia accounted for more than 12 per cent of Vietnam&rsquos total export revenues from tra and basa catfish in the first half of 2008, the association said.
The VASEP said pangasius exports to Ukraine also rocketed, with total import volume hitting 9,464 tons in January-June period, worth US$16.4 million.
Vietnam raked in US$610 million from exporting 260,000 tons of tra and basa catfish in the first six months of 2008, remaining a key seafood export item of Vietnam.
The catfish exports accounted for more than 32 per cent of the country&rsquos total seafood export value, which was US$1.89 billion, followed by frozen shrimp and squid exports with 31 per cent and 7.4 per cent, respectively.
Currently, EU and Japan are the two biggest seafood importers of Vietnam. (Youth)
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