(seafood.com.vn) – While prices of rice, paddy, and coffee have dropped sharply due to supply pressure and weak demand, the seafood market is showing mixed trends. Some products like shrimp and squid have maintain stable prices thanks to demand from Asia and Europe. However, many key export items such as pangasius and tuna continue to face challenges as international purchasing slows and trade barriers increase.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) After three years of implementation, the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) has yielded positive results for Vietnam’s tuna exports. The United Kingdom officially became a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on December 15, 2024. This is expected to bring significant benefits for seafood enterprises, particularly in terms of tariffs and intra-bloc origin regulations - especially for tuna products.