Shrimp exports for the whole year are expected to exceed 3 billion USD.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong said that this year, shrimp exports are expected to achieve relatively good results with a value of over 3 billion USD, bringing the total value of seafood exports for the year to over 7 billion USD.

According to Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong, the total shrimp farming area for the year reached 660,000 hectares with shrimp output reaching 680,000 tons. It is expected that in the coming time, the shrimp farming area will be increased to about 700,000 hectares.

With two major product groups including black tiger shrimp and white leg shrimp, shrimp is a commodity with great room for development. To ensure the expansion of shrimp farming area, proactive seed sources are one of the important factors.

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“Currently, for white-leg shrimp, 131 businesses have initially participated in doing a good job of receiving and purchasing parent shrimp from abroad to produce shrimp breeds. Domestic production of parent shrimp currently meets about 20% of actual demand. It is estimated that in 3-5 years, with the development of businesses in this field, Vietnam can basically master parent shrimp breeds,” Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong emphasized.

With black tiger shrimp, the main shrimp breed is being exploited in nature, meeting the immediate demand. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is focusing on directing research on a number of topics to solve the problem of black tiger shrimp parents, because this is a special area that can expand the farming area with high economic value.

Regarding the recent news that the United States has imposed a fairly high anti-dumping tax on Vietnamese shrimp exports, Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong expressed his opinion: When accepting the international "playground", of course Vietnam must face such problems. The management agency's viewpoint is that when a situation occurs, it is necessary to find a way to respond, and it is recommended that businesses also have the same correct view. Currently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is coordinating with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to discuss the next steps.

In addition to efforts to respond to the issue of anti-dumping tax on shrimp products from the United States, expanding exploitation of other markets is also an important factor that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development focuses on.

Recently, the leaders of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development visited Australia to promote the export of whole shrimp products. It is expected that in November, Australia will come to inspect Vietnam's conditions, opening up prospects for promoting shrimp exports in particular and seafood exports in general.

According to Baochinhphu