In August 2024, Vietnam's pangasius exports reached nearly $191 million, a 12% increase compared to August 2023. Accumulated pangasius exports in the first eight months of this year reached nearly $1.3 billion, a 9% increase year-on-year. Notably, value-added pangasius products reached nearly $6 million in August 2024, a significant 75% increase, and $27 million in the first eight months of this year, up 38% compared to the same period last year.
Exports of value-added pangasius to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) bloc exceeded $8 million by the end of August 2024, a 31% increase year-on-year. June 2024 recorded the highest monthly value at over $1.3 million, up 35% compared to June 2023. Australia emerged as the largest consumer of these products within the CPTPP, accounting for 39% of total imports from Vietnam, with a value of over $3 million, representing a 21% year-on-year increase.
The United States has consistently increased its imports of Vietnam's value-added pangasius products since the beginning of 2024. August 2024 marked the highest monthly export value to the US since the start of the year, reaching nearly $3 million, a staggering 15-fold increase compared to August 2023. Prior months also witnessed record-breaking growth, with April seeing a nearly 67,000-fold increase and July a nearly 42,000-fold increase. By the end of August, exports to the US totaled nearly $6 million, a 14-fold increase year-on-year.
Thailand ranked third in terms of importing Vietnam's value-added pangasius. In August 2024, exports to Thailand reached nearly $600,000, up 17% year-on-year. However, while the overall eight-month total exceeded $4 million, a 1% increase, May 2024 saw Thailand halt its imports of these products. The UK, despite a 1% decline in the first eight months, maintained its fourth position as a consumer of Vietnam's value-added pangasius, with a total value of nearly $4 million. August 2024 recorded the highest monthly export value to the UK for the year, although it was down 21% compared to August 2023, reaching over $726,000.
Vietnam's value-added pangasius exports to the EU totaled over $2.3 million by the end of August, down 5% year-on-year. The Netherlands was the largest consumer within the bloc, accounting for 86% of the total value, with exports exceeding $2 million, a 29% increase year-on-year. China and Hong Kong, primarily importing frozen pangasius fillets, have also shown increased interest in value-added products. In August 2024, exports to China tripled year-on-year and reached the highest monthly value for the year at over $200,000. By the end of August, total exports to China reached $791,000, a 50% increase.
Popular value-added pangasius products include breaded pangasius fillets, breaded fish skin snacks, and breaded fish cutlets. The growing demand for Vietnam's value-added pangasius products highlights the success of diversification strategies among Vietnamese seafood businesses. As the global market continues to evolve, Vietnamese enterprises are well-positioned to capitalize on emerging opportunities and strengthen their position in the international seafood market.
(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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