The Vietnam Trade Office in Australia said the first batch of Vietnam's frozen shrimp will arrive in Australia in early 2017 if everything goes smoothly.
Australia considers importing frozen shrimp
The news is the result of a Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development visit to work with Australia's Department of Agriculture and Water Resources. The delegation was led by deputy minister Vu Van Tam.
The Australian counterpart said they were willing to consider importing frozen shrimp from Vietnam. This is a huge opportunity for the shrimp export industry and agriculture sector.
Shrimp is the most popular seafood in Australia with annual consumption of 50,000-60,000 tonnes. In order to meet the demand, Australia has to import an average of 30,000 tonnes of shrimp each year.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam exported 1,724 items to Australia in the first six months. In September 19, the first cargo ship of mango was successfully exported after meeting all requirements and was sold at NP Supermarket in Perth.
Vietnam Trade Office in Australia is still working with other businesses to maintain mango exports to Australia. Mangos are the second Vietnamese fruit successfully exported to Australia, after litchi.
Vietnam hopes Australia will allow the import of Vietnamese dragon fruit in 2017.
