Seafood export contributed 5 billion USD to a trade surplus of 8.2 billion USD run by the agriculture sector in the first 11 months of 2014.

A shrimp processing line in Ninh Thuan province

During the period, seafood brought home 7.2 billion USD and is to earn 7.8 billion USD by the end of the year, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Vu Van Tam reported at the first meeting of the aquatic disease prevention and control steering committee in Hanoi on December 4.

He was optimistic that the maintenance of the trend would make the export target of 8 billion USD set for 2015, which was stated in the sector’s strategy by 2020, reachable.

To ease farmers’ and exporters’ worries about common parasites and diseases that could affect aquatic animal health and export, the aquatic disease prevention and control steering committee was set up and started operation.

The committee will work with localities on the supply of breeds and the planning work in order to go in line with market demands.