Vietnam’s pangasius earnings climb as US, China trades grow

Pangasius exporters from Vietnam achieved sales totaling USD 1.7 billion (EUR 1.6 billion) in 2016, an increase of 9.6 percent compared with the previous year, with strong growth in both the U.S. and China markets, but the declining sales trend to the EU continued.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) reported that the country’s pangasius exports to the United States reached USD 100.6 million (EUR 95 million) in the fourth-quarter of 2016, an increase of 21 perce…