Aquatic exports target US$11 billion
Vietnam strives to earn US$11 billion from aquatic exports by 2020, including US$5.5 billion from the shipment of farmed products.
The target was revealed by the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development at a press briefing in Hanoi on March 20 on the occasion of the sector’s Traditional Day (April 1, 1959-2014).
According to the General Statistics Office, i n 2013, the aquatic sector pocketed US$6.7 billion from exports, a year-on-year increase of 10.1 percent.
The output of aquatic products rose from some 1 million tonnes in 1990 to nearly 6 million tonnes at present, including 2.7 million tonnes of caught products and 3 million tonnes of farmed products.
At the event, the directorate’s officials also said Vietnam prioritises growing shrimp and tra fish which are of high economic values.