China and Hong Kong continued to be Vietnam’s largest pangasius importers. In February 2025, pangasius exports to this market reached USD 36 million, an increase of 56% compared to the same period last year. However, total exports to China & Hong Kong in the first two months of the year amounted to USD 67 million, reflecting an 11% decline year-on-year. This drop was primarily due to a significant decrease in January, as Vietnam observed an extended Lunar New Year holiday.
Countries benefiting from the CPTPP agreement emerged as Vietnam’s second-largest pangasius-consuming market, surpassing the U.S. In the first two months of 2025, pangasius exports to CPTPP markets reached USD 53 million, an increase of 42% year-on-year. Notably, in February 2025 alone, export value surged to USD 29 million, representing a remarkable 128% increase compared to February 2024.
Despite dropping to third place among Vietnam’s top pangasius export markets, shipments to the U.S. in February 2025 still reached USD 22 million, up 37% from February 2024. Cumulative exports to the U.S. for the first two months of the year totaled USD 39 million, reflecting a 16% increase year-on-year.
The U.S. remains a key market for Vietnam’s pangasius export industry. However, since the beginning of 2025, with Donald Trump’s official return to the White House and the swift implementation of “America First” policies, trade relations with Vietnam, including the pangasius sector, have been affected. Future developments remain uncertain, particularly regarding potential new tariffs and their impact on Vietnam’s pangasius industry. Meanwhile, the rising competitiveness of tilapia, especially from China, is becoming an increasingly pressing issue.
Vietnam’s pangasius exports to Brazil maintained a robust upward trajectory. In February 2025, export value reached USD 15 million, an impressive 159% increase compared to the same period last year. Cumulative exports to Brazil for the first two months of 2025 totaled USD 28 million, up 42% year-on-year.
Pangasius exports to the EU continued their positive growth trend, with February 2025 export value nearing USD 13 million, a 61% increase compared to February 2024. Cumulative exports to the EU for the first two months of the year reached USD 26 million, reflecting a 24% increase year-on-year. The Netherlands remained the largest importer of Vietnamese pangasius within the bloc, posting a 24% growth rate in the first two months of the year.
Vietnam’s pangasius exports in 2025 are expected to continue their growth trajectory, with farmers and fishermen serving as the driving force behind the industry’s aquaculture, processing, production, and export activities. However, new challenges are anticipated, including market dynamics, increased competition, and geopolitical factors. Despite these challenges, Vietnamese pangasius, with its delicious taste, high nutritional value, rich omega-3 content, and affordability, is well-positioned to sustain its success and win over consumers worldwide.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In 2025, Vietnam’s tilapia exports recorded impressive growth, with total export turnover reaching over USD 99 million, highlighting the increasingly important role of this product in the country’s seafood export structure. Of this total, tilapia fillets and other fish meat products accounted for USD 61 million, representing 61% of total export value and reaffirming their position as the key product category.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Shrimp seed quality is considered the “first link” and a decisive factor affecting the efficiency of the entire commercial shrimp production chain. High-quality seed directly influences survival rates, growth performance, and disease resistance, thereby determining production costs, productivity, and farmers’ profitability.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) As part of its agricultural restructuring strategy toward sustainability, Quang Tri Province is gradually promoting environmentally friendly aquaculture models. Among these, organic-oriented golden pompano farming is considered a promising direction, aligned with the goals of enhancing production value and building sustainable rural areas.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The year 2025 marked a pivotal milestone for Vietnam’s seafood industry in its restructuring process toward sustainability, transparency, and higher value creation, amid continued uncertainties in the global economic and trade environment. Prolonged inflation in major economies, the rising trend of trade protectionism, and increasingly stringent requirements related to environmental standards, traceability, and social responsibility have posed significant challenges to seafood production and exports. Nevertheless, overcoming these pressures, Vietnam’s seafood sector has gradually demonstrated its adaptability, maintained growth momentum, and laid an important foundation for the next stage of development.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Amid the increasingly evident impacts of drought and saltwater intrusion, the shrimp-rice production model in Ca Mau province continues to prove itself as a viable direction, contributing to higher farmer incomes, improved soil conditions and the promotion of ecological and sustainable agricultural development.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The management of fishing vessels, monitoring of fishing activities, and handling of violations in the fisheries sector in Lam Dong province have continued to be implemented in a synchronized and stringent manner, contributing to raising awareness of legal compliance among fishermen and aiming to end illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Can Tho’s fishery industry sustained steady growth in 2025 with total aquatic and marine output reaching nearly 783,000 tons, fulfilling 100% of the annual target. Aquaculture, capture fisheries and fishing fleet management were further strengthened, aiming for sustainable development in the coming years.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In 2025, Vietnam’s pangasius export turnover reached nearly USD 2.2 billion, up 8% year-on-year. This result indicates that pangasius exports maintained their growth momentum despite significant volatility in the global market environment. In December 2025, pangasius export value reached USD 200 million, up 10% compared to December 2024. This solid performance in the final month of the year reflects increased import demand for consumption and inventory replenishment in key markets.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In 2025, Vietnam’s tuna exports to Spain experienced significant fluctuations. According to Vietnam Customs, during the first 11 months of 2025, export turnover for the first 11 months of the year edged up by 0.3% year-on-year, reaching nearly $15 million.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has signed Decision No. 16/QD-TTg, dated January 5, 2026, approving the implementation plan for the Vietnam-Israel Free Trade Agreement (VIFTA). Under the plan, in the coming period, ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government-affiliated entities and People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities must institutionalize and execute tasks focused on the dissemination of information regarding VIFTA and the Israeli market; legislative and institutional development, as well as enhancing competitiveness and human resource growth...
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