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Vietnam
- June 24, 2002 |
Source:
FIS
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Seafood output estimated at 737,000 tonnes in six
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Vietnam's seafood output is estimated at 737,000 tonnes for
the first six months of the year, a year-on-year increase of
0.5 per cent, Vietnam News Agency reports.
Of that figure, 195,000
tonnes were exported earning USD 816 million, a year-on-year
decrease of two per cent.
The reduction in the value of
seafood export was due to a decline in the price
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The farming and processing of
shrimp is a major seafood export item for the country. (Photo:Camimex) |
of
shrimp, a major seafood export item for the country.
In 2002, the fisheries sector plans to net about 2.3 million
tonnes of seafood and earn USD 2 billion.
The
Fisheries Ministry has
carried out measures to manage the use of antibiotics and
chemical substances in seafood processing and aquaculture,
actively control natural calamities, boost trade promotion
and expand outlets, in a bid to meet export target and
international seafood standard requirements.
Photo courtesy of:-
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