NAVICO seafood export company in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang earned US$16.5 million from exports to 42 countries and territories, double the figure in the same period last year. Eighty percent of its output was shipped to the EU.

NAVICO plans to put into operation its third processing plant, with a capacity of 500 tonnes per day, bringing the company’s total capacity to 1,250 tonnes per day.

The company has so far signed contracts to export 40,000 tonnes of "tra" catfish fillets. It strives to earn US$100 million from exports this year, a year-on-year increase of US$25 million.