Vietnam exports meat and meat products to 18 markets

The Agency of Foreign Trade (Ministry of Industry and Trade) said that, according to statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs, in January 2024, Vietnam exported nearly 1.87 thousand tons of meat and meat products, worth $ 9.38 million, up 6.3% in volume and 23.6% in value compared to January 2023.

Vietnamese meat and meat products are exported to 18 markets. Of which, the largest export was to the Hong Kong market with 935 tons, worth $ 5.75 million, an increase of 28.4% in volume and an increase of 25.9% in value compared to the same period last year. The Hong Kong market accounts for 50.03% in volume and 61.28% in value of Vietnam's total export of meat and meat products.

Vietnam's meat and meat products exported in January 2024 are mainly of the following types: fresh chilled or frozen pork; meat and edible offal of freshly chilled or frozen poultry; other meat and edible meat by-products of other animals - fresh chilled or frozen; Fresh frozen buffalo and beef...

Of which, fresh chilled or frozen pork is the most exported product with 1.07 thousand tons, worth $ 6.27 million, up 9.7% in volume and 20.8% in value over January 2023.

The average export price reached $ 5,865/ton, down 6.8% compared to December 2023, but up 10.1% compared to January 2023. Pork - fresh chilled or frozen, is exported to Hong Kong, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia and Laos markets.

In the opposite direction, in January 2024, Vietnam imported more than 62 thousand tons of meat and meat products, valued at nearly $ 128 million, up 76.2% in volume and 72% in value compared to the same period last year.

Vietnam imports meat and meat products from 37 markets around the world. In particular, India is the largest market supplying meat and meat products to Vietnam, accounting for 29.53% of the country's total imported meat and meat products.

Specifically, imports of meat and meat products from India reached more than 18 thousand tons, worth more than $ 55 million, an increase of 184.9% in volume and an increase of 190.7% in value compared to January 2023.

In January 2024, Vietnam mainly imported categories such as: Meat and edible offal of fresh chilled or frozen poultry; fresh frozen buffalo meat; Edible post-slaughter by-products of chilled or frozen live pigs, buffaloes and cows; fresh chilled or frozen pork; Fresh chilled or frozen beef…