date:May 25, 2012
But the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) sees the export outlook to the region as brighter.
Since 2007, the European Union has passed Japan to become the largest importer of Vietnamese seafood. In 2011, the EU took the lead in seafood importing from Vietnam with 21.8% of the marketshare, followed by the US with 19.3% and Japan with 16.4%. In the first three months of 2012, exports reached over $1.3 billion, with the EU was still the top market at $260 million, but