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Switzerland imports over 50 percent shrimp from Vietnam

During the 10-year period (2007-2016), Vietnam was consistently the largest shrimp supplier for Switzerland, accounting for over 50 percent of total Swiss shrimp imports. Illustrative image - Source: VNA This was stated by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Switzerland accounts for 0.5 percent of total shrimp import value in the world, mainly importing shrimp for domestic consumption. Each year, this ...

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US halts Brazil beef imports, citing food safety concerns

The United States announced Thursday a halt to all imports of fresh beef from Brazil, the world's second-largest producer, citing "recurring" food safety concerns.                                                          The US announces a ban of fresh beef from Brazil due to ...

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Vietnam’s imports from Canada surge, exports barely budge in Q1

Vietnam’s exports to Canada rose slightly while imports from the North American nation almost doubled in the first quarter of 2017, according to Vietnamese Trade Counsellor to Canada Hoang Anh Dung. Two-way trade between Vietnam and Canada hit US$1.07 billion during the period, up 152%from US$929 million in the same period last year. Vietnam’s exports to Canada rose by 8% to US$902 million, compared ...

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Top four importers of Vietnam products

The US, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea were the four biggest importers of Vietnam products, each with a value of more than US$10 billion in 2016 Exports to the four markets accounted for nearly 49% of Vietnam’s total export revenue.According to the latest statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs, the US was the biggest consumer of Vietnam products with an ...

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Key import groups in November, 2016

According to Customs statistics, the import turnover of 10 key groups reached $US 99.86 billion and accounted for 63.6% of the whole country’s total import turnover in the first ten months of 2016. In which, the largest group was computers, electronics and accessories ($US 25.33 billion); and the following groups were machines, equipments, tools and other spare parts ($US 25.24 billion); telephones and accessories ...

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Vietnam spends $344mn importing Chinese, Thai fruits: customs

  Fruit-exporting Vietnam has spent more than half a billion U.S. dollars importing fruits in the first eight months of this year, most of which come from China and Thailand, the latest customs data reveals. Vietnam’s fruit exports fetched more than $1 billion in the Jan-Aug period, but imports also rose 36.9 percent year on year to $529 million, according to a report by ...

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