Aquatic export turnover drops 28% in April

  • Transporting aquatic products at Tan Son port in Thai Thuy district, the northern province of Thai Binh. VNA Photo: Thế Duyệt
    Transporting aquatic products at Tan Son port in Thai Thuy district, the northern province of Thai Binh. VNA Photo: Thế Duyệt
  • Transporting aquatic products at Tan Son port in Thai Thuy district, the northern province of Thai Binh. VNA Photo: Thế Duyệt
    Transporting aquatic products at Tan Son port in Thai Thuy district, the northern province of Thai Binh. VNA Photo: Thế Duyệt
  • Transporting aquatic products at Tan Son port in Thai Thuy district, the northern province of Thai Binh. VNA Photo: Thế Duyệt
    Transporting aquatic products at Tan Son port in Thai Thuy district, the northern province of Thai Binh. VNA Photo: Thế Duyệt
  • Transporting aquatic products at Tan Son port in Thai Thuy district, the northern province of Thai Binh. VNA Photo: Thế Duyệt
    Transporting aquatic products at Tan Son port in Thai Thuy district, the northern province of Thai Binh. VNA Photo: Thế Duyệt
  • Transporting aquatic products at Tan Son port in Thai Thuy district, the northern province of Thai Binh. VNA Photo: Thế Duyệt
    Transporting aquatic products at Tan Son port in Thai Thuy district, the northern province of Thai Binh. VNA Photo: Thế Duyệt
  • Transporting aquatic products at Tan Son port in Thai Thuy district, the northern province of Thai Binh. VNA Photo: Thế Duyệt
    Transporting aquatic products at Tan Son port in Thai Thuy district, the northern province of Thai Binh. VNA Photo: Thế Duyệt
Vietnam’s aquatic product exports in April plummeted 28% year-on-year to 810 million USD, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). In the first four months of this year, the value stood at over 2.6 billion USD, down more than 31% from the same period last year. The exports of main items such as tra fish (pangasius) and shrimp experienced sharp declines of 46% and 44% to 600 million USD and 891 million USD, the association said. Some enterprises said that the number of orders decreased more than 30% between January and April, forcing them to give workers rotational leave. VNA Photo: Thế Duyệt

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