(pangasius-vietnam.com) In January 2014, the U.S. imported 12,639 MT of pangasius and catfish, worth US$39.5 million, up 39.1 percent in volume and 39.7 percent in value compared to that of January 2013, according to statistics by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Pangasius products from Vietnam made up of 87 percent in total imports.