January 5, 2012

An estimated US$4 billion has been earned by Vietnam's Mekong Delta provinces in 2011 from seafood export, up 27% from previous year, the Vietnam newspaper reported Tuesday (Jan 3).

Seafood produced in the Vietnamese biggest delta is exported to 29 countries from the North America, EU, Asia, Oceania and the Middle East.

In the last year, the provinces of An Giang, Dong Thap, Vinh Long, Ben Tre and Can Tho city took the lead in exporting pangasius fish with shipments of 600,000 tonnes worth nearly US$1.7 billion.

Meanwhile, the provinces of Ca Mau, Bac Lieu and Soc Trang led in exporting prawns. The total export of shrimps of various kinds in the region reached 190,000 tonnes, valued at US$1.8 billion.

The regional provinces raised nearly 2.2 million tonnes of aquatic products in the year, up 252,000 tonnes from 2010.