In January 2024, pangasius recorded strongest export growth among seafood sectors, up 97% over the same period in 2023. In particular, pangasius exports to China alone increased four times. Pangasius sales in China soared during the recent Lunar New Year holiday, a positive sign for this market. Before Tet, the general spending of Chinese consumers increased sharply, causing many pangasius importers to stockpile goods to ensure supply.
Besides, a new move by China also helps pangasius exports, which tend to be better in both price and volume because export enterprises focus more on official transactions. From February 1, 2024, goods imported through Dong Hung Port on the Vietnamese border faced a tax rate of 2.36%, according to China's new policy. This move aims to eliminate the price advantage of black market pangasius compared to legally imported fish.
According to a Chinese industry publication, unofficial pangasius imports accounted for about 24% of total imports in 2023 and jumped to 37% in December. The Chinese seafood industry also has confidence that other ports in Guangxi province will also apply new pangasius tax rates, possibly after the Lunar New Year holiday held from February 10 to 17. These trade measures follow Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent visit to Vietnam.
Pangasius consumption in the US market is also showing positive signs because the average export price has bottomed out. In December 2023, the average price of pangasius exports to the US was about 2.42 USD. This is the lowest level seen in many years. In January 2024, the average price of pangasius exports to the US bottomed out and increased to 2.64 USD/kg.
The export price of Vietnamese pangasius to the EU also recovered and bottomed out in December 2023, reaching about 2.28 USD/kg and it continued to maintain this price until January 2024. The adjustment in price and export value of pangasius to the EU shows signs of both positive price and volume from this market.
Many pangasius businesses believe that the increase in pangasius stocks to the ceiling on the afternoon of February 26, 2024, is a positive signal in the first months of 2024. It is expected that, with optimistic numbers from export turnover, recovery, and growth in the average export price of Vietnamese pangasius to markets, this will bring positive results for the whole year 2024.
(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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