(VOVworld) – Vietnam has earned nearly 1.8 billion USD from shrimp exports in the first 6 months of the year. According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), the shrimp export turnover is expected to exceed 3.5 billion USD in 2014 if the country manages to control diseases and markets. In the first half of this year, Vietnam’s shrimp exports saw strong growth in the EU, the US and Chinese markets. Notably, seafood remains Vietnam's major export goods in the first 6 months of the year, making up great part of 10.78 billion USD of agricultural and seafood products exporting to the world markets.