The volume of exports fell by 48.8 per cent, reaching 53,400 tonnes, compared to 104,200 tonnes shipped a year earlier.
This decrease was mainly due to lower sales of fishery products for indirect human consumption and for their presentation as frozen goods.
According to the latest Statistical Bulletin prepared by Produce, between January and May 2013 the sale of 406,600 tonnes abroad generated USD 864.4 million while in the same period last year 937,800 tonnes worth USD 1,396.7 million had been exported.
In May 2013, exports of fishmeal reached 12,100 tonnes amounting to USD 23.5 million, figures that represent falls of 77.6 per cent and 65.2 per cent, respectively, compared with the same month last year (53,800 tonnes and USD 67,5 million).
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During the first five months of the year 180,200 tonnes of fishmeal were exported, that is to say, 70.9 per cent less than in the same period in 2012 (618,300 tonnes).
May exports increased sales of fishmeal abroad in the first five months of USD 333 million, 55 per cent less than in the same period of 2012 (USD 739.4 million).
Meanwhile, crude oil exports last May totalled 1,200 tonnes, representing 62.5 per cent less than in the same month in 2012 (3,200 tonnes).
These sales generated USD 3.5 million while in the same month last year USD 6.2 million.
Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China absorbed the largest amount of exports of fish oil, which in the first five months totalled 28,300 tonnes, that is to say, 74.8 per cent less than the same period last year (112,500 tonnes).
Crude oil sales generated USD 75.1 million, an amount that represents a decrease of 50.9 per cent compared to the same period in 2012 (USD 153 million).
In May 2013 some 31,900 tonnes of frozen products were also exported, a volume that accounts for a decrease of 14.1 per cent from 37,100 tonnes exported a year earlier.
In the first five months of this year 150,100 tonnes of frozen products were sold abroad, that is to say, 0.5 per cent less than in the same period in 2012 (150,800 tonnes).
(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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