In September, the country earned US$866 million from fishery exports.
Shrimp remains the top foreign currency earner, approximating $2.8 billion in the first nine months, a 10.5% increase. While frozen shrimp exports face competition from Ecuador and India, processed shrimp maintains a strong market position. Overseas shipments of processed whiteleg shrimp grew by nearly 10%, while frozen whiteleg shrimp rose 4.5%.
Tra fish brought home $1.46 billion during January-September, an 8% rise year-on-year, with processed products surging 42%. Tuna exports, while strong earlier in the year, have slowed since August due to raw material shortages, but still increased 16% to reach $715 million in nine months.
Crab exports have seen exceptional growth, by 56% in the third quarter and 66% over nine months, primarily driven by demand from China.
VASEP forecasts that the total export value of fishery products for 2024 will hit $9.5 billion, a 7% increase from 2023. Shrimp exports are expected to reach nearly $4 billion, tra fish $2 billion, tuna close to $1 billion, and squid and octopus about $640 million.
Vĩnh Hoàn Corporation (stock code: VHC – HoSE) has outlined an ambitious business plan for 2025, targeting revenue of VND 13,800 billion (up 10.3% from 2024) and after-tax profit of VND 1,500 billion (up 22.3%). This follows a successful 2024, where the company recorded revenue of VND 12,513 billion (exceeding 109% of the plan) and after-tax profit of VND 1,226 billion (surpassing 123% of the VND 1,000 billion profit target). The 2025 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders is scheduled for April 24 in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss these plans.
Sa Giang Import-Export Corporation continues to assert its position as one of the leading export enterprises in Đồng Tháp, achieving a revenue of thousands of billions of VND from shrimp crackers and rice paper in the past year.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) After three years of implementation, the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) has yielded positive results for Vietnam’s tuna exports. The United Kingdom officially became a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on December 15, 2024. This is expected to bring significant benefits for seafood enterprises, particularly in terms of tariffs and intra-bloc origin regulations - especially for tuna products.
On March 3, Sa Giang and Citek officially launched a comprehensive enterprise digital transformation project using the GROW with SAP solution.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to the Action Plan to implement the growth targets for agriculture, forestry, and aquaculture from the Bình Định Department of Agriculture and Environment, which has just been issued, the goal for 2025 is to achieve an overall GRDP growth rate for the entire sector from 3.6% to 3.8%, with the highest effort to reach a growth rate of 3.8%.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The area for Pangasius farming in Dong Thap currently exceeds 1,332 hectares, with over 180 hectares harvested, yielding 81,733 tons of fish. The Pangasius industry has 87% of its production area in line with the planning regulations; most production areas apply technical procedures and standards to meet the market requirements of importing countries.
The UK joining CPTPP not only does not create barriers but also brings many advantages and great opportunities for domestic footwear and seafood businesses.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Phùng Đức Tiến talked to Việt Nam News reporter Tố Như about the future development orientation after the ministry officially began operations.
(vasep.com.vn) Vietnam is signatory to three new-generation Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), and specifically with the United Kingdom (UK), maintains two FTAs: the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA). The confluence of content and approaches within these two Agreements fosters a conducive environment for enterprises from both nations to maximally leverage trade and investment opportunities, notably encompassing Pangasius exports to the UK.
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