In February 2024, pangasius exports witnessed negative growth in most markets and most product segments. Despite a double-digit decline, cumulative pangasius exports to markets by the end of February 2024 still increased by 6% over the same period and reached 255 million USD. This increase was mainly due to a record increase in export value in January 2024, when many markets increased imports to stock up for the Lunar New Year holiday.
Regarding the consumption market, China and Hong Kong were still the leading pangasius importers of Vietnam, with 23 million USD consumed in February 2024, down 65% compared to February 2023. In the first two months of this year, the value of pangasius exports to this market reached 75 million USD, down 4% compared to the same period in 2023. In February 2024, Truong Giang Seafood Joint Stock Company was Vietnam's largest exporter of exports to this market.
In February 2024, the US imported 16 million USD of pangasius from Vietnam, down 8% compared to February 2023. Cumulative pangasius exports to this market in the first 2 months of this year reached 34 million USD, up 25% over the same period last year, mainly thanks to the turnover of the previous month nearly doubling. Recently, the US Department of Commerce announced the final results of the 19th administrative review (POR 19) for Vietnamese frozen pangasius fillets exported to the US market in the period August 1, 2021–31, 2022. Accordingly, the general anti-dumping tax rate that DOC imposes on Vietnamese pangasius export enterprises in this review is 2.39 USD/kg. According to the final results of the POR19 review, Vinh Hoan Joint Stock Company is entitled to a tax rate of 0.00 USD/kg. The other 5 enterprises are: CASEAMEX, LOC KIM CHI SEAFOOD JSC, I.D.I INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION, HUNG VUONG PANGA and CAFATEX are subject to an anti-dumping tax of 0.18 USD/kg.
Pangasius export turnover to the CPTPP market in the first 2 months of this year surpassed the US and became the second largest market in Vietnamese pangasius consumption with 37 million USD, an increase of 19% over the same period last year. In February 2024 alone, this market block consumed nearly 13 million USD of pangasius, down 28% compared to February 2023. Canada stands out with a positive growth rate of 23%, while most other countries have reduced imports.
Difficulties and challenges remain, but positive information from the US market is also a good sign for Vietnamese pangasius exports soon.
Exports of surimi and fish cake from Vietnam continued to decline in the first quarter of 2024.The export value of this product group reached nearly USD 20 million, down 25% compared to the same period in the previous year. Accumulated export turnover in the first three months of the year reached nearly USD 57 million, down 18% compared to the same period in 2023.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to statistics from Vietnam Customs, Vietnam's crab export value in March 2024 reached more than 18 million USD, an increase of 66% over the same period last year. Cumulatively, in the first 3 months of the year, export turnover reached more than 52 million USD, up 75% over the same period.
Vietnam's pangasius exports to Brazil reached nearly USD 28 million in the first quarter of 2024, surging by 44% compared to the same period in 2023.
(vasep.com.vn) According to Vinh Long Statistics Department, the whole province currently has 2,119 hectares of aquaculture area, an increase of 1.03% (equivalent to an increase of 21.62 hectares) over the same period last year; Of which the industrial pangasius farming area is 370.8 hectares, an increase of 0.12% or an increase of 0.42 hectares.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) 2023 was an unsuccessful year not only for Vietnamese but also for Thailand tuna exporters in the Middle East market. Thailand's tuna exports to this market decreased by 21% in value and 27% in volume compared to 2022. Therefore, the Middle East dropped to second position among Thailand's export markets after the US, accounting for 22% of total export turnover in 2023.
Competent ministries, sectors and localities should continue efforts to lift the European Commission’s “yellow card” against the Vietnamese seafood products for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, as an inspection team of the commission will visit Vietnam soon, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to data from Vietnam Customs, in March 2024, Vietnamese pangasius export turnover to markets reached 156 million USD, down 14% over the same period. Vietnam pangasius export value in QI/2024 reached 411 million USD, down 3% compared to QI/2023.
(vasep.com.vn) According to data from the Department of Fisheries, as of March 20, 2024, the shrimp farming area reached about 348,670 hectares, including 334,799 hectares of black tiger prawn farming area and 13,871 hectares of white leg shrimp farming area.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's tuna exports reached around $84 million in March 2024, a 17% rise. Vietnam's total tuna export revenue for the first three months of 2024 was $215 million, up 19% from the same time in 2023 but down 17% from 2022. It is anticipated that tuna exports may miss the billion-dollar mark as in 2022 at this rate and the difficulties the business faces.
Vietnam raked in over US$200 million from exporting tuna to 86 markets worldwide during the first quarter of the year, representing a rise of 19% against the same period from last year.
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