March 11, 2008

Vietnam's Can Tho exports catfish to Mexico

Vietnam's Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has shipped more than US$324,000 worth of tra catfish to Mexico, the country's new market in Central America.

The 133-tonne shipment raised the city's seafood export in the first two months to 9,000 tonnes, gaining sales of US$43 million, a 29-percent rise on-year.

Vietnam seafood manufacturers have tapped markets in Central and South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania after some difficulties in US-bound exports.

To-date, around 3,000 tonnes of shrimp and catfish has been exported to countries like Belgium, Brazil, Canada and China.