It is expected that later this year, plants need to purchase 150,000 MT of pangasius materials to process for export. However, the fluctuation in supply and demand of material sources, unreasonable price and loss-making fishermen drove pangasius production drop 60% and push the price of pangasius materials in ponds up to 17,000 - 18,000 VND per kg for white - meat and 16,500 - 17,000 VND per kg for yellow- meat, up near 1,000 VND per kg over the previous month but still in the raw material shortage.
Currently, enterprises in An Giang export pangasius to 78 countries in which EU accounts for 45.4%. They are tightening the quality management to maintain actively their stable and sustainable pangasius material sources to process for export in the future.