Vietnam earned more than USD 1.5 billion (EUR 1.3 billion) from its shrimp exports in the first-half of this year, an increase of 15.7 percent, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP).
The new export total comprised estimated earnings of USD 955 million (EUR 814.1 million) from Vietnam’s whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) trade, up 20.4 percent, while revenues from its black tiger shrimp black tiger shrimp (Penaeus m…