(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam aquaculture production experienced a steady 3.4% growth in July 2024, reaching an estimated 490,700 tons.
Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) forecasts that seafood export growth in the second half of 2024 will be higher than the same period last year by about 15%. Consequently, aquaculture and fisheries are striving to increase production to meet both domestic consumption and export demands.
According to the General Statistics Office, total fisheries production in July 2024 was estimated at 841,100 tons, a 2.2% increase compared to the same period last year. Of which, fish production was estimated at 588,000 tons, up 2.0%; shrimp at 139,200 tons, up 3.2%; and other aquatic species at 113,900 tons, up 1.9%.
Aquaculture production in July 2024 was estimated at 490,700 tons, a 3.4% increase year-on-year. Of which, fish reached 307,900 tons, up 3.2%; and shrimp reached 127,700 tons, up 3.5%. Shrimp harvest in July 2024 increased compared to the same period last year due to the harvesting season. Whiteleg shrimp production was estimated at 93,100 tons, up 4.1% year-on-year; and black tiger shrimp production was estimated at 29,100 tons, up 2.4%.
Pangasius harvest in July 2024 was estimated at 139,000 tons, a 4.5% increase year-on-year, due to the stable high price of raw pangasius and the recovery of pangasius exports, leading farmers and enterprises to adjust their production to meet export demand.
In July 2024, captured fishery production was estimated at 350,400 tons, a 0.6% increase year-on-year. Of which, captured fish reached 280,100 tons, up 0.7%; shrimp reached 11,500 tons, similar to the same period last year; and other seafood reached 58,800 tons, up 0.2%. Marine capture production was estimated at 336,200 tons, up 0.7% year-on-year.
In the first seven months of 2024, fisheries production was estimated at 5,225.8 thousand tons, a 2.6% increase year-on-year. This includes: fish at 3,760.2 thousand tons, up 2.5%; shrimp at 699.0 thousand tons, up 3.9%; and other seafood at 766.6 thousand tons, up 2.1% compared to the same period last year.