08:12, 30/12/2014

Aquatic product export hits record

Aquatic product export in 2014 has made a breakthrough on fields of exploitation, aquaculture, processing and export. For the first time, fishery export value has reached USD7.920 billion, increasing by 18% over last year and exceeding by 11.6% over the year's target...

Aquatic product export in 2014 has made a breakthrough on fields of exploitation, aquaculture, processing and export. For the first time, fishery export value has reached USD7.920 billion, increasing by 18% over last year and exceeding by 11.6% over the year’s target.

 

 

Products contributing much in the total fishery export turnover are brackish shrimp, pangasius and white-leg shrimp.

In 2015, the fishery industry sets a target of 6.6 million tons in total production (rising by 5.5% over the figure in 2014), and USD8.5 billion in export value.

 

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