EU becomes Vietnam's largest importer of aquatic products

HANOI, June 29 (Xinhua) According to the latest statistics released by the Ministry of Rural and Rural development in Vietnam, Vietnam's water exports were 1.7 billion U.S. dollars, down 11% in the first half of the year. The EU has become Vietnam's largest importer of aquatic products, importing 357 million of dollars in its aquatic products.　　followed by Japan, imports of Vietnamese aquatic products 320 million U.S. dollars. In the first half of the year, tea and mackerel are the main aquatic products exported from Vietnam to the European Union and the U.S. market, and the main export to Japan is all kinds of shrimp. At present, the Russian market for Vietnamese tea and sand fish demand is increasing.　　It is expected that the exports of Vietnamese tea and fish will reach $1.3 billion trillion throughout the year. Vietnam's Ministry of Rural and Rural Development said that this year, because of the impact of the global financial crisis, Vietnam's exports of various aquatic products in the international market prices have declined, sales orders have decreased over the same period last year, the export of aquatic products encountered many difficulties.