In the first two months of 2021, Vietnam's seafood exports to other countries continued to be affected by Covid, which slowed down logistics operations, soared sea freight, and increased production and export costs. However, exports to Australia and Canada still maintained impressive growths, up by 38.6% and 11.5% respectively compared to the same period last year with 39.3 million USD and 35.4 million USD.
Thanks to its high growth rate, Australia from the 7th market in 2020 has surpassed to the 5th place among the top 10 single markets of importing Vietnamese seafood in the first 2 months of this year. The share of this market in total exports in 2020 was 2.7%, with the higher results in the first 2 months of this year, the proportion has increased to over 4%. Australia is only behind the US, Japan, China and South Korea in the top 10 markets for Vietnamese seafood. In particular, shrimp alone accounts for 66% of total exports to this market. In 2021, by the end of February, Australia was the fourth largest shrimp market of Vietnam, with a value of over 26 million USD, up by 59%. In the context of Covid, Australia increased imports of frozen steamed white shrimp and dried shrimp from Vietnam.
In 2020, Canada is the 6th largest market for Vietnamese seafood, accounting for 4.1%, with an import value of 263 million USD. In the first two months of 2021, Canada still maintained the 6th position, accounting for 3.5% and growing steadily at 11.5%. In particular, shrimp also accounted for the largest proportion in the seafood products exported to this market, accounting for 61%. However, shrimp exports to Canada increased only slightly by 1.5% to 21.5 million USD. Meanwhile, the export of pangasius and tuna to Canada increased strongly by 13.5% and 36.4%.
In addition to Australia and Canada, the export of Vietnamese seafood to Chile in 2020 and the first two months of this year both increased sharply. Meanwhile, exports to other member countries, especially Asian countries, almost declined due to the impact of the Covid epidemic. This result also clearly shows the positive impact of the CPTPP agreement on exports to countries that first join FTAs with Vietnam such as Canada and Chile. Moreover, in the context of economic difficulties in countries, tariff preferences are fully utilized by importers as a competitive advantage. Therefore, it is forecasted that Vietnam's seafood exports to Australia, Canada and Chile will continue to increase in the coming months and in the whole year 2021.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Tilapia is easy to farm and provides high economic and nutritional value, making it a sought-after export commodity in many countries.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s seafood exports in the first 10 months of 2025 recorded significant progress, reaching more than USD 9.5 billion, up 15% year-on-year. This result reflects the sector’s persistent efforts amid a highly volatile market, especially policy shocks from the US Although signs of slowdown emerged in the third quarter due to countervailing taxes, key product groups still maintained strong momentum and created a foundation for full-year exports to reach USD 11 billion.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s agreement with the United States on a framework for reciprocal, fair, and balanced trade—reached during the 2025 ASEAN Summit in Malaysia—has generated strong optimism for Vietnamese exports, including tuna. Numerous positive points in the joint statement have raised high expectations for Vietnamese export goods, but turning these expectations into tangible benefits remains a long and challenging journey.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) At the conference on “Linking the Production and Consumption Chain of Ca Mau Crab 2025,” Vice Chairman of the Ca Mau Provincial People’s Committee Lê Văn Sử posed a central question: how to shift the province’s crab exports toward official trade channels, instead of relying heavily on small-scale border trade with China as currently practiced.
(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) The People's Committee of Ca Mau Province has just issued a plan to expand the super-intensive, low-water-exchange, biosecure white-leg shrimp farming model (RAS-IMTA) for whiteleg shrimp farming to a scale of 1,500 hectares, aiming to develop high-tech, sustainable and environmentally friendly shrimp farming.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Sa Giang Import-Export Joint Stock Company (HNX: SGC) plans to issue over 7.1 million shares to raise nearly 465 Billion VND for Hoan Ngoc M&A Deal.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to Rabobank, global tilapia production is forecast to exceed 7 million tons in 2025, driven by a strong recovery in major producing countries including China, Indonesia, Egypt, Bangladesh and Vietnam. Among them, Vietnam is emerging as a potential tilapia supplier in the global supply chain, capitalizing on market fluctuations to expand production and exports.
By the end of Q3/2025, Vietnam’s seafood industry recorded a clear recovery as a series of leading companies reported strong profits — some even achieving the highest results in their history. After several quarters struggling with high costs and weakened demand, the latest business results indicate a robust comeback across the industry.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On November 12 in Ho Chi Minh City, the Embassy of the Netherlands, in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, organized the Vietnam–Netherlands Business Forum under the theme “Shaping the future of sustainable aquaculture in the Mekong Delta.”
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