Vietnam now confirmed as world's second-largest shrimp supplier

HANOI (Xinhua): Vietnam has emerged as the world's second-largest shrimp supplier, accounting for 13 per cent to 14 per cent of the total global value, Vietnam News Agency reported on Tuesday.

The South-East Asian country is exporting shrimp to about 100 countries and territories across the world, said the report, citing the General Department of Fisheries under the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.