(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The whitefish market in Japan is showing a clear divergence among supplying countries, in which Vietnam continues to affirm its role as a stable and high-potential exporter. Vietnam currently ranks third after the US and Russia in whitefish export value to Japan. Thanks to tariff incentives and the ability to meet Japan’s strict standards, Vietnamese pangasius continues to record a stable and positive growth trend.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s pangasius exports in the first nine months of 2025 reached nearly $1.6 billion, up 9% year-on-year, signaling a recovery after a prolonged downturn. The market landscape is shifting notably with CPTPP countries, Brazil and Thailand emerging as growth drivers while China - Hong Kong and the U.S show signs of stagnation.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) From September 30 to October 2 in Santiago, the Vietnam Trade Office in Chile organized a delegation of nearly 50 Vietnamese exporters to participate in Espacio Food & Service 2025 – the largest and most influential food industry exhibition in Chile and Latin America. Hundreds of Vietnamese agricultural, seafood, and processed food products were showcased, creating new opportunities to strengthen market access in the region.

For the first time in Vietnam, exported fish not only appeared on international tables but was also included in a new processed product exclusively for domestic consumers - Bento quail sausage of LC Foods.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Japan ranks as the third-largest single import market for Vietnamese shrimp, accounting for 13% of Vietnam’s total shrimp export value. In May 2025, shrimp exports to Japan reached $49 million, a 14% increase compared to the same period last year. For the first five months of 2025, exports to this market totaled over $218 million, reflecting a robust 19% growth year-on-year.

According to statistics from Vietnam Customs, Vietnam's clam export value has grown continuously in the first 4 months of 2025. In the first 4 months of 2025, the cumulative export turnover of this product group reached more than 37 million USD, an increase of 44% over the same period in 2024.

(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.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to data from Vietnam Customs, pangasius export revenue in October 2024 reached nearly $202 million, a 17% increase compared to October 2023. The cumulative export value for the first ten months of the year totaled $1.7 billion, marking a 9% year-on-year increase.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's seafood exports in July 2024 reached over $885 million, up 14% compared to the same period in 2023. This is the highest growth rate in the past 6 months and the month with the highest export value since the beginning of the year. Cumulatively in the first 7 months of 2024, Vietnam’s seafood exports reached $5.28 billion, up 7% compared to the same period 2023.

Vietnam's shrimp exports grew in the first half of this year, but the market is facing competition from other countries in the world.

Agro-forestry-aquatic product exports raked in 34.27 billion USD in the first seven months of 2024, up 18.8% from the same period last year, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).