In early 2017, Vietnamese shrimp shipments to this market grew well in January and February before declining in March. However, they rebounded in the next two months with year-on-year jumps of 62% and 150%, respectively.
Total prawn exports to the UK hit nearly US$59 million in the first five months of 2017, an increase of 34% from the same period last year.
The growth was largely due to the UK’s high demand for warm-water shrimp thanks to reasonable prices and a drop in supplies of cold-water shrimp, VASEP said, predicting the continued expansion of shrimp exports to the UK in the rest of this year.
Total prawn exports to the UK hit nearly US$59 million in the first five months of 2017, an increase of 34% from the same period last year.
The growth was largely due to the UK’s high demand for warm-water shrimp thanks to reasonable prices and a drop in supplies of cold-water shrimp, VASEP said, predicting the continued expansion of shrimp exports to the UK in the rest of this year.