May 7, 2009
Japan tops Vietnamese seafood imports in 1Q
Japan took lead among 34 main importers of Vietnamese seafood in the first quarter of 2009 with total revenue of US$137.73 million, or 18.41 percent of Vietnam's total seafood export revenue, according to Vietnam General Department of Customs (GDC) figures.
GDC said Vietnam exported US$748.17 million worth of seafood in January to March period, down 6.19 percent on year.
EU ranked second as it spent US$120 million importing 50,000 tonnes of seafood products from Vietnam. EU was the biggest consumer of Vietnamese tuna with value of US$10.75 million.
Following was US with revenue of US$111.45 million, accounting for 18.41 percent of Vietnam's total seafood export revenue.
