Seafood importing in the 2014’s first six month of Japan

HungHau Agricultural News

According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), in June 2014, Japan imported 169 million ton of seafood, valued US $ 1.12 billion, decreased 2.1% in value when compared with the same period of last year..

HungHau Agricultural News
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In the first six months, Japan imported over 1 million ton of shrimp, valued US $ 6.9 billion, decreased 3.6% in volume and 2.1% in value when compared with the same period of last year. Fish fillet and frozen whole fish importing still rose above 2 figures, while others importing all decreased. China is the largest supplier, accounted for 18% in market share. Vietnam is the sixth supplier, with 6.2% in market share. While importing from China, Thailand and some of other Asia countries all decreased, importing from Vietnam keeps going up.