The organic fish farming is also being popularised across the southern belt of the country for more profit and as climate sustainable method, they echoed.
"Bangladeshi organic shrimp has a great demand in the world and it is rising. This has helped local companies to increase exports," said Kazi Inam Ahmed, Managing Director of the Gemini Sea Food, a leading frozen fish exporter in the country.
He said the price of organic shrimp is 20-25 per cent higher compared to that of normal shrimp.
Shachchidananda Biswas, Assistant Director of 'Shushilan', an NGO working for sustainable livelihood for the coastal people, told the FE that Bangladeshi farmers have been able to bring only one species under organic farming--the Bagda shrimp (black tiger or panaeus monodon).
"Following climate hazards and bad effects of aquaculture that makes huge agricultural lands barren, organic farming is being popularised across the southern belt including Satkhira, Khulna and Bagherhat districts ", he said.
"It takes two weeks more to grow Bagda in an organic way compared to usual farming. Moreover, the weight of a piece of natural Bagda is 4-5 gram less than the normal one. But minimising the cost for chemical fertiliser and popular fish feeds, profit margin of organic Bagda is 10 per cent higher", he said.
A few NGOs are now working to educate farmers on organic farming, but government intervention is necessary to boost its production, he added.
According to the Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association (BFFEA) and Shushilan, the country exported nearly 1,500 tonnes of organic tiger shrimp worth US $23.85 million in 2012-13 which was 250 tonnes in 2011-12.
The exports will be doubled in the current financial year compared to the previous years, the BFFEA predicted.
The Gemini Sea Food, the Marine Fresh Bangladesh, the Ark Sea Foods Ltd, the Rupali Sea Foods Ltd, the Achia Sea Foods, the Gazipur Sea Foods Pvt Ltd etc are the leading exporters of organic shrimps.
BFFEA officials said the country exports nearly 50,000 tonnes of shrimp worth $550 million (both organic and non-organic) annually.
The popular shrimp price is hovering between $6.0 and $7 per pound (0.45 kilogram). In the US, the price of organic tiger shrimp was $7.5-$8.0 per pound, according to the BFFEA.
President of the BFFEA Md Amin Ullah told the FE that the demand for the product is soaring globally amid growing environmental awareness.
"We always encourage the shrimp farm owners to promote organic farming besides the existing method. We have to diversify our farming methods to make our products more competitive", he said.
The EU, the US, the Middle East and Japan have a great demand for Bangladeshi shrimps, both organic and non-organic, he said.
"Even organic products have also a great demand in Bangladesh. I expect Agora, Shwapna, Meena Bazar, the leading local chain shops, to open organic corners in their outlets soon", he added.
However, the Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO) has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the BFFEA to carry out internationally-certified organic shrimp aquaculture in Bangladesh.
The Swiss organisation will give support in training farmers and processors for producing organic shrimps in Bangladesh. It will also make necessary contracts for imports in Switzerland and the European Union to promote the country's organic products.
With the implementation of this project, Bangladesh could earn a premium price of about 25 per cent higher than the present price, the BFFEA said.
Shrimps showed a tremendous performance in terms of export growth as the sector fetched nearly $300 million in the July-November period of the current financial year, a 36 per cent growth compared to that of last year, the EPB said.
The sector has become increasingly important for Bangladesh with 97 per cent of production exported. Shrimps represent the country's third largest export after garments and jute contributing about 4 pc to the GDP and employing approximately 1.2 million people in production, processing and marketing.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietfish 2026, the Vietnam International Seafood Exhibition, will officially take place from 19–21 August 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City. As Vietnam’s largest annual seafood trade event, organized by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), Vietfish 2026 will once again bring together leading seafood companies, industry experts, and international partners from across the global seafood value chain.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s seafood exports reached USD 1.1 billion in July 2026, up 4.8% compared to the same period in 2025. Cumulative exports in the first seven months of the year totaled nearly USD 6.86 billion, an increase of 11.5% year-on-year. Exceeding the USD 1 billion mark in July further reinforces the prospect that Vietnam’s seafood exports could surpass USD 12 billion in 2026. However, the July figures also send a clear signal that the most favorable growth period may have passed: overall export growth slowed to just 4.8%, pangasius exports fell 6.1%, tuna exports were virtually flat, while exports to the EU, South Korea, and the Middle East all recorded double-digit declines.
(vasep.com.vn) As part of the Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition (Vietfish 2026), the seminar "Global Seafood Market and the Future Workforce: Trends, Opportunities, and Sustainable Development Pathways for Vietnam's Seafood Industry" will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. on August 19, 2026, at Convention Room B, Level 2, SECC, Ho Chi Minh City. This is the first of five specialized seminars at Vietfish 2026, focusing on key issues that are shaping the long-term development of Vietnam's seafood industry.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnamese seafood exports recorded impressive growth, generating nearly 6 billion USD in revenue during the first six months of the year, up 13% compared with the same period last year.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Fishermen in Ha Tinh are gradually overcoming difficulties to maintain the efficiency of seafood exploitation. In the first six months of 2026, the entire province achieved a production of more than 23,000 tons of seafood, worth more than 1,200 billion VND.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) June 2026 brought encouraging signs for Vietnam's tuna exports, with export value rising 20% year-on-year to nearly USD 72 million. However, this increase has yet to offset the prolonged slowdown seen in key markets such as the European Union (EU), where import demand remains weak. The outlook for the second half of the year is expected to become more challenging as freight rates continue to climb.
(vasep.com.vn) As part of the Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition (Vietfish 2026), the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), in collaboration with the Agency for Domestic Market Management and Development under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, will organize the Domestic Seafood Supply–Demand Matching Program on the morning of August 20, 2026, at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City. The program aims to foster direct business connections between Vietnamese seafood producers and processors and domestic distributors, retailers, and foodservice channels.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The Cooking Show will be one of the most engaging experiential highlights of Vietfish 2026. Taking place over three days, from August 19–21, 2026, at Hall B1, SECC, Ho Chi Minh City, the event will offer visitors a vibrant culinary space where Vietnamese seafood is showcased through its flavors, stories, and real-life culinary applications.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's pangasius exports reached USD 205 million in June 2026, up 5% compared with the same month in 2025. Cumulative export value for the first six months of the year totaled USD 1.1 billion, an increase of 12% year-on-year. Growth was primarily driven by strong demand from China and CPTPP markets, while exports to the United States and Brazil continued to decline.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first six months of 2026, Ha Tinh province continued to implement comprehensive solutions to combat IUU fishing; strictly manage the fishing fleet, control fishing vessels entering and leaving ports, operate vessel tracking devices, trace the origin of seafood, and severely punish violations.
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