With pangasius exports soaring by 9% to reach nearly US$1.3 billion during the initial eight months of the year, Vietnam is likely to achieve the set target of earning US$2 billion from the export of the fish this year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vinh Hoan Corporation (code VHC) has announced its business results for August with revenue of VND1,172 billion, up 5% compared to the previous month and up 31% compared to the same period last year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Besides the main product of frozen Vietnamese pangasius fillets, consumers in many markets around the world also prefer other pangasius products, including frozen butterfly-cut pangasius HS code 03032400.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to Vietnam Customs, in August 2024, Vietnam's pangasius exports to markets reached 191 million USD, an increase of 12% compared to August 2023. Cumulative pangasius exports in the first 8 months of this year reached nearly 1.3 billion USD, an increase of 9% over the same period last year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In August 2024, Vietnam's shrimp exports reached 404 million USD, up 20% compared to August 2023. Shrimp exports in August continued to record the highest value since the beginning of the year and recorded the best growth since February this year. In the first 8 months of this year, shrimp export turnover reached more than 2.4 billion USD, up 10% over the same period last year.

(seafoos.vasep.com.vn) Data shows that the export volume of Vinh Hoan Joint Stock Company (Vinh Hoan Seafood, stock code VHC) in the first 7 months of this year accounted for 32% of Vietnam's pangasius exports to the UK.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has conducted an administrative investigation to review the anti-dumping tax order on frozen pangasius fillets from Vietnam for the review period from August 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023 (POR20)

According to Vietnam Customs, the export of value-added pangasius in the first eight months of 2024 has been evaluated as quite positive, with continuous growth in many major markets such as the United States, CPTPP, and the Netherlands...

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) FIMEX VN's sales surged almost 36% year-on-year to USD 30.38 million in August 2024, driven by a 74% increase in finished shrimp production.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The Department of Fisheries of Ca Mau province coordinated with the School of Fisheries under Can Tho University to organize training courses on high-tech shrimp farming for 120 people in processors, cooperatives and families that are raising intensive and super-intensive shrimp in the province.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) China and the US are the two largest whitefish import markets in the world. Vietnam is the second largest supplier for both markets (mainly supplying pangasius). Frozen pangasius fillets are still the main product imported from Vietnam by these two countries.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The “Bien Bach Dong Commune Shrimp-Rice Project” in Ca Mau province was granted the second BAP (Best Aquaculture Practices of the Global Aquaculture Alliance) certificate for shrimp products in the shrimp-rice specialized area in Thoi Binh district, Ca Mau province.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In July 2024, Vietnam's fish cake and surimi exports declined. The export value reached just over 24 million USD, down 3% over the same period. In the first 7 months of 2024, the cumulative export of this product group reached 152 million USD, down 13%.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn)The red and yellow tilapia prices in An Giang have increased sharply, reaching a new record. Recently, traders in the provinces are purchasing red tilapia and tilapia at 50,000–51,000 VND/kg, the highest price ever. With this price, fish are exported to rafts, and farmers earn a 9,000–10,000 VND/kg profit.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Dong Thap is a key region for pangasius farming, boasting the largest production in the Mekong Delta. In the first seven months of 2024, the estimated aquaculture area reached 4,778 hectares, with a harvest yield of 307,336 tons. Of this, the intensive pangasius farming area covered 2,042 hectares, with a harvest of 252,670 tons.