The report said in September alone, the country shipped US$370 million worth of seafood, equal to the amount it earned previous month.
Vietnamese fisheries industry is under annual inspection by a European Union delegate, who will examine the application of hygiene standards at breeding farms, fishing vessels, fish ports, processing plants, freezing storages and suppliers, from September 27 to October 10.
The fisheries industry has already experienced three inspection tours by the Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Services VPSS since the beginning of this year.
Vietnam, the world’s seventh biggest seafood exporter, is expected to rake in US$3.6 billion from seafood exports this year, up from US$3.3 billion in 2006.
Presently, 350 Vietnamese enterprises eligible to ship seafood to five large markets, comprising EU, Russia, Japan, South Korea and China, in which EU allowed 245 enterprises; Russia 13 enterprises; and South Korea, 323.
In September, Vietnam produced nearly VND3.1 trillion worth of aquatic products, bringing the total in the January-September period to VND33.5 trillion or nearly US$2.1 billion, up 9.6 per cent on year, the GSO’s report showed. (GSO Sept Edition)