Crab exports to the CPTPP market increased by 82%

In 2025, seafood exports are expected to continue to grow better and could reach 11 billion USD as in 2022. However, this is also the year the seafood industry will face challenges, including increased competition from other countries, trade wars and market barriers...

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On the afternoon of December 25, at Toan Thinh Conference Center (Soc Trang City), the Soc Trang Fisheries Sub-department, under the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Soc Trang, held a conference to review the 2024 aquaculture activities and outline the brackish water shrimp farming plan for 2025. The event was attended by Ms. Quach Thi Thanh Binh, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Soc Trang.

The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang aims to achieve export value of over 1.9 billion USD in 2025 by boosting production and processing of key products such as seafood, high-quality rice, fruits, and garments.

The UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement has significantly boosted Vietnamese seafood exports, with shrimp and pangasius leading the charge in the UK market.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In November 2024, Vietnam's tuna exports failed to maintain the rapid growth momentum seen earlier. Export value during the month increased by nearly 4% year-on-year, reaching approximately USD 82 million. Cumulatively, the export value for the first 11 months of 2024 totaled USD 903 million, a 17% increase compared to the same period in 2023. However, at this growth rate, the total export turnover for 2024 is estimated to only reach around USD 1 billion.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On the evening of December 24, 2024, in Hanoi, the Central Youth Union, Viet nam Youth Federation and the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association held the Vietnam Golden Star Award Ceremony 2024, with the theme "Reaching Vietnam", honoring 200 outstanding enterprises. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh attended.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first ten months of 2024, 448 Vietnamese companies were involved in exporting pangasius to international markets. Vinh Hoan remains the top exporter, holding a 14% share of Vietnam's total pangasius export value.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's seafood sector is making impressive strides as it nears the end of the year. Aquaculture has maintained steady growth, while fishing activities have recovered thanks to favorable weather conditions.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) To ensure sustainable shrimp farming and environmental protection, Soc Trang Province emphasizes raising awareness and improving the capacity of shrimp farmers through various forms of communication and by developing and replicating effective models.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) To achieve the goal of making the province a national hub for high-quality shrimp post-larvae production and producing 50 billion shrimp post-larvae by 2025, Ninh Thuan has focused on implementing a comprehensive set of measures.