Shrimp production is estimated to reach 161.1 thousand tons, an increase of 4.8% over the same period in 2023. Of which, white leg shrimp production recorded a growth of 6%, and black tiger prawn production increased by 2% over the same period last year. last.
Ca Mau, Bac Lieu, and Soc Trang were the top 3 localities leading the country in shrimp production and export. Ca Mau ranked first in shrimp production with 22,942 tons of black tiger shrimp in the first quarter of this year, down 5%, and white leg shrimp with 33,567 tons, down 5%. Ca Mau has strengths in shrimp farming, with a shrimp farming area of about 280,000 hectares and output reaching 230,000 tons per year, including many types of farming such as super-intensive farming, intensive farming, extensive farming, improved extensive farming, and shrimp farming. forests, shrimp, and rice...
Ca Mau's shrimp export turnover in 2023 reached over 1 billion USD, accounting for 40% of the area, 22% of output, and nearly 30% of the country's shrimp export value.
Bac Lieu ranked second in shrimp production in the first quarter of this year with 12,502 tons of giant tiger prawn, down 14%, and 13,577 tons of white leg shrimp, up 56% over the same period.
Over the years, Bac Lieu shrimp has had a certain position, being present in many markets that are considered demanding.
The entire province currently has 45 seafood processing factories meeting export standards to European countries, the US, Japan, Korea, China, Australia, the Middle East, etc., with a designed capacity of nearly 210,000 tons per year, ranking third nationwide.
Next is Soc Trang in the first quarter of this year, with output reaching 1,135 tons of black tiger shrimp, down 53%, and 9,080 tons of whiteleg shrimp, up 50% over the same period.
The province's brackish water shrimp area and output in 2023 both exceeded the planned targets. In 2024, Soc Trang province sets a target brackish water shrimp farming area of 50,320 hectares with an output of 215,000 tons.
Currently, cooperatives and shrimp farming households in Soc Trang have converted the traditional form of shrimp farming in earthen ponds to shrimp farming in canvas-lined ponds, with shrimp farming in two, three, or more stages combined with the installation of automatic environmental monitoring equipment.
In the first quarter of this year, Soc Trang, Ca Mau, and Bac Lieu led in shrimp export turnover, accounting for 23%, 20%, and 11% of the country's total shrimp export turnover, respectively.
Prices on Vietnam's raw whiteleg shrimp and giant tiger prawn farms have also tended to increase since January this year.
(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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