Representatives of firms gathered to discuss how to improve the value and quality of surimi and fishmeal products which bring high export turnover

The Vietnam Trade Office in Algeria coordinated with the Carrefour supermarket system in Algeria to organize activities to introduce and promote Vietnamese products such as coffee and pangasius fillets at the Carrefour hypermarket in City Center shopping center in the capital Algiers.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) By the end of November 2023, Vietnam’s seafood exports reached over 8.2 billion USD, down 20% over the same period in 2022. It is estimated that seafood exports in December reach nearly 800 million USD, equivalent to November, bringing the total seafood exports for 2023 to about 9 billion USD, 17% lower than the record level of nearly 11 billion USD of 2022.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) As of November 2023, Vietnamese shrimp exports to China and Hong Kong reached 569 million USD, down a proportion of 8% over the same period last year

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) VASEP Surimi and Fishmeal Business Club launched on December 22, 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City, stemming from the fact that the increasing number and contribution activities of surimi and fishmeal enterprises in Vietnam’s seafood sector in general development of the global seafood.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) As of November 15, 2023, Vietnam pangasius export turnover reached 1.6 billion USD, down nearly 28% compared to the same period in 2022.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The latest data shows that the domestic market continues to be the foundation for Vinh Hoan Corp 's (VHC) business activities while export activities have not clearly recovered.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In 2022, Belgium was Vietnam's third-largest tuna import market in the EU, with a growth rate of 65% compared to 2021. However, in 2023, tuna exports to Belgium have declined under the impact of inflation. Belgium is no longer one of Vietnam's three largest tuna import markets in the EU

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) After a period of positive growth in the second quarter of 2023, Vietnam's tuna exports to Lithuania decreased in the last months of the year. In October 2023 alone, tuna exports Lithuania decreased by 80% compared to the same period in 2022

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Agro-forestry-fishery export turnover in 2023 is estimated to reach over 53 billion USD, of which shrimp exports are about 3.6 billion USD.

According to data from Vietnam Customs, cumulatively in the first 10 months of this year, Vietnam's pangasius exports to CPTPP member countries reached more than 200 million USD, down 28% over the same period last year, accounting for 13% of Vietnam's total pangasius exports to markets.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn)According to data from Vietnam Customs, pangasius exports in October 2023 to markets reached nearly 173 million USD, down 4% over the same period last year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Sao Ta Food JSC (FMC), Vietnam's leading shrimp exporter, predicts that shrimp export will breakthrough in the fourth quarter of 2023. Shrimp consumption of this company in October 2023 increased by 11% over the same period.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Some experts believe that pangasius has an advantage in China, with the potential for explosive growth if it replaces other ingredients in some dishes.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to data from Vietnam Customs, as of October 15, 2023, Vietnam's shrimp exports to Japan reached 388 million USD, down 28% over the same period last year.