Shrimp exporters from Vietnam achieved sales totaling USD 1.4 billion (EUR 1.2 billion) in the first-half of this year, representing an increase of 4.8 percent year-on-year, though growth is slowing due to a raw material shortage, confirmed the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
The association’s latest figures find the Southeast Asian country exported USD 732.2 million (EUR 649.1 million) worth of shrimp in the second-quarter, up 2.3 percent year-on-year, which w…