Seafood products “make up as a whole 11 percent of the annual expense that consumers make in their shopping cart for products such as food, cleaning, cosmetic, and hygiene,” Roberto Butragueño, Client Business Partner and Distribution Expert for the information and measurement company Nielsen, told SeafoodSource. He also noted “a certain transfer in the last four years, where fresh fish is losing something of its weight, although it continues to be the most important item making up 7 percent of the expense; in comparison to canned (2.1 percent) and frozen (1.6 percent) products, both gaining market share.”
Regarding consumption of seafood products in Spain, Butragueño said that in the last year the three types of products “have suffered falls of sales in volume, though less than other products of the sector like meat, fruits and vegetables.” Nevertheless, he said, 2014 got off to a good start and “there are some signs of recovery symptoms of sales in the segments of fresh fish and canned products, but it is not replicated in frozen seafood products.”
Regarding the seafood market´s future in Spain, Butragueño pointed out some key needs, like working in research, development and innovation to launch new formats and presentations. These new ideas, he said, would need to solve the demands of consumers according to their convenience and making easier the consumption of seafood products, especially for children, and the diversification of species, among others.
The retailer is the most important commercialization channel for fresh fish in Spain, as Roberto Butragueño explained, though big surfaces like hypermarkets and supermarkets are getting an impulse and they are gaining an important role progressively.
Butragueño was a speaker in the AECOC’s conference of seafood’s commercialization, where the market of seafood was analyzed in depth. Representatives of the canned sector such as Jorge Arrizabalaga took part, as well as marketing manager of the canned seafood group Garavilla, who highlighted some aspects of their strategy of innovation.
The AECOC conference also addressed the key points for the retail sale of seafood. Carles Galve Farré, president of Catalonian Peixaters's union explained how to be a good fishmonger and how to increase the sales and image of such healthy products. Internationalization was another key point for the Spanish sector. According to Butragueño, This is an action that usually "is tremendously positive" to the Spanish companies, because "it allows diversifying the risks of the Spanish market affected by very low paces of growth due to crisis.”
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The year 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the United States (1995–2025). In parallel with the nation's progress in international economic integration, bilateral seafood trade has followed a remarkably impressive growth trajectory, expanding from an initial scale of just tens of millions of US dollars to nearly $2 billion annually. This growth has positioned the United States as Vietnam’s largest seafood export market for many consecutive years.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On December 12, 2025, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Processing and Export (VASEP) issued document 231/CV-VASEP regarding strengthening measures to combat IUU fishing and working with the Government to lift the EC's IUU yellow card warning.
(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.
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