In August 2023, pangasius exports to Canada reached nearly 4 million USD, down 4% compared to the same period last year. This is the highest value of pangasius exports achieved to this market since the beginning of the year, an increase of 20% compared to the previous month. The 4% decrease is also the lowest decrease since the beginning of this year for this North American country when in previous months Canada saw double-digit negative growth from 30% - 46%.
Canada continuously ranks No.2 in the CPTPP bloc in importing Vietnamese pangasius, second only to Mexico. Compared to other markets in the same block, Canada imports quite a variety of pangasius products from Vietnam such as: frozen pangasius fillets, frozen pangasius slices/rings/chunks, dried pangasius bladders, and whole pangasius fish, butterfly, pangasius and Thai red curry sauce; pangasius with lemon parsley sauce; pangasius with ginger soy sauce...products with HS code 0304, especially people in this country with the second largest area in the world are very fond of dishes from pangasius fillets and frozen pangasius with HS code 030462. According to the World Trade Center (ITC), in the first 6 months of 2023, Canada imported more than 10 million USD, and nearly 1 million USD for HS 30324 pangasius fillets and fresh/marinated pangasius fillets, respectively. cold HS 030432.
In Canada, Vietnamese pangasius still has to compete with many other white fish products, notably cod, haddock, and tilapia. Also according to ITC, by the end of June 2023, Canada imported 14 million USD of white meat fish from Vietnam while importing 125 million USD of white meat fish products from the world. Vietnam accounts for only 11% of the total white meat fish consumed in this country.
Canada is a seafood market with good prices and stable growth in North America. This CPTPP country also has a close and intimate trade relationship with two markets, the US and China, mainly with products exploited from the sea. The US remains the market with the greatest influence on Canada's seafood trade due to very close trade relations and the longest common border in the world. The event of US President Joe Biden's state visit to Vietnam also upgraded Vietnam - US relations to "Comprehensive strategic partnership" along with the increasingly developing bilateral relationship between Vietnam and Canada. also opens up expectations about the potential for developing the pangasius export industry to this 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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