(seafood.vasep.com.vn) As of the first half of August 2019, the total export value of pangasius to Malaysia reached US $ 27.1 million, up 25% over the same period in 2018. Currently, Malaysia is the second largest importer of Vietnamese pangasius in ASEAN (after Thailand).
Currently, there are more than 25 Vietnamese enterprises participating in exports pangasius to Malaysia. It can be said that this is a remarkable market in the first half of this year. Apart from China, Malaysia is a potential destination that many pangasius enterprises target with diversifying export products.
In addition to frozen pangasius products, enterprises also export other pangasius products such as frozen pangasius steaks; dried pangasius bubble; dried pangasius bubble (tube-shaped); dried pangasius bubble (triangle shape); dried pangasius bubble (boiled form); frozen pangasius blocks ...
Currently, the average export price of pangasius to Malaysia has many levels, in which, the traditional frozen pangasius product ranges from US$1.05 - US$2.78 /kg. Average CIF prices of dried pangasius bubble products (HS code 030572) ranges from US $ 14.5 - US $ 17.5/kg.
Malaysia is the market with the highest growth in pangasius export in ASEAN region so far. In the coming time, exports to this market will continue to go up by 30%.