Despite recording an positive growth rate, the value of pangasius exports to CPTPP in October this year was not as high as in a few previous months (March and August 2023 recorded a turnover of 23.4 million USD and 23.3 million USD).
In October 2023, Vietnamese pangasius exports to the markets of CPTPP member countries showed positive growth for the first time after 9 months of decline, with turnover reaching more than 23 million USD, up 4% over the same period last year. The overall growth in October was contributed by turnover increases to two markets: Mexico and Canada.
In October 2023, Mexico still maintained its growth, continuing to be CPTPP leading market in importing pangasius from Vietnam, with more than 7 million USD, an increase of 10% compared to October 2022. This country's import value in the first month of the fourth quarter of 2023 is also the highest level since the beginning of this year.
By the end of October 2023, Mexico had purchased from Vietnam mainly frozen pangasius fillets with HS code 0304, accounting for 93% of the proportion, down 38% over the same period last year. In September and October 2023, sales of this product in Mexico grew positively by 36% and 12%, respectively, while the previous months had a double-digit decline.
Besides Mexico, Canada is also a country with impressive growth in October this year in importing Vietnamese pangasius. In October 2023 alone, Canada bought nearly 4 million USD of pangasius, an increase of 29% over the same period last year. Among them, frozen fillet products are still the most popular product segment in the country, with the second-largest area in the world. In October 2023, exports of frozen pangasius fillets to Canada reached 3 million USD, an increase of 20% over the same period. In the first 10 months of the year, Canada purchased nearly 27 million USD of this product, down 42% over the same period last year.
Other markets in the bloc, such as Singapore, Japan, Australia, etc., mostly still witnessed a decline in Vietnamese pangasius imports in October this year. The trend of pangasius exports to these markets is difficult to predict due to erratic increases and decreases. A typical example is Singapore, where pangasius exports to this market grew well in the first 3 months of the year, then reversed and decreased in the following months.
There is still a lot of room in the CPTPP market for Vietnamese seafood, including pangasius. Choosing to produce value-added goods and taking advantage of import tax incentives under the CPTPP Agreement can also be options for many businesses to both stabilize jobs for workers and take advantage of processing capacity.
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(seafood.vasep.com.vn) For many years, Vietnam’s seafood industry has been recognized as one of the country’s key export pillars. Products such as shrimp, pangasius, tuna, squid, octopus, and a wide range of other seafood have reached hundreds of markets worldwide. Yet behind these impressive export figures lies a significant challenge: a substantial share of Vietnam’s seafood export value still comes from minimally processed products, contract manufacturing, and raw material exports—segments characterized by low profit margins and high vulnerability to fluctuations in global prices.
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(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s pangasius exports to Colombia continued their strong upward momentum in May 2026. Export value to the market reached USD 4 million, up 24% compared to the same month in 2025. Cumulative exports in the first five months of 2026 totaled USD 24 million, an impressive 48% increase year-on-year.
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(vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s seafood exports reached nearly US$1.1 billion in June 2026, up 21.0% year-on-year. Cumulative exports in the first half of 2026 totaled nearly US$5.8 billion, representing a 12.8% increase compared with the same period last year. Exports to China and Hong Kong continued to accelerate, while shipments to the United States rebounded strongly in June. In contrast, exports to the EU, Japan, and the Middle East remained sluggish or recorded slight declines.
(vasep.com.vn) Tilapia is playing an increasingly important role in Vietnam’s aquaculture sector, driven not only by growing market opportunities but also by its ability to meet increasingly stringent requirements on quality, food safety, and traceability. In practice, tilapia farming in Vietnam is not a spontaneous or loosely regulated activity; rather, it operates under a comprehensive legal and technical framework covering the entire value chain—from hatcheries and farming to processing and exports.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s shrimp exports reached USD 1.9 billion in the first five months of 2026, up 12% compared with the same period last year. Amid continued volatility in the global seafood market, this result demonstrates that the shrimp sector has maintained positive growth momentum, supported by improving demand in several Asian markets, particularly China.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On June 16, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Ca Mau Province announced that the locality has established a farming area code for nearly 30,400 hectares of mud crab aquaculture and granted export facility codes to five enterprises eligible to export mud crab officially to markets such as China, Cambodia, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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