According to MARD’s plan, pangasius farming area in the region will be expanded to 7,260 hectares under VietGAP, mainly located in the provinces of An Giang, Dong Thap, Can Tho, Vinh Long, Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Soc Trang, Tra Vinh, Hau Giang which have favorable natural conditions and clean water sources for fish farming. The provinces of Can Tho, An Giang, Dong Thap will farm most with the area of 4,230 hectares. The Mekong Delta is striving to reach a fish output of 1.6 million MT and a revenue of US$2.5-3 billion from exporting this product by 2020, creating jobs for 29,000 workers. The local pangasius sector also set the goal of producing 750,000 – 800,000 MT of finished products in which value added products account for 15 – 20 percent.
By 2015, the region will expand further 5,270 superficies annually for fish farming and aims to reach the output of 1.2 million MT, process 650,000 – 700,000 MT of finished products per annum in which value-added products made up 8 – 12 percent. The locality sets a target of US$2 – 2.3 billion in pangasius export turnover, creating jobs for 21,000 workers.
328 facilities producing fish seed and fries will be built on the area of 2,500 hectares, mostly in the provinces of Dong Thap, An Giang, Ben Tre, Can Tho, Vinh Long, Hau Giang, Tien Giang, Soc Trang, Tra Vinh. By 2015, these facilities are projected to supply 1.9 billion high-quality fish seeds and 2.5 billion ones by 2020.
To achieve the targets, the region has worked out plans to invest in infrastructure at farming areas, upgrade fish hatcheries and high-quality seed producing units, improve the process of producing seed free with diseases. Besides, the locality intensifies to transfer technologies in producing new value-added products to meet demand from domestic and foreign customers, develop sustainable supply chain of fish farming, purchasing, processing and consuming.
The Mekong Delta is now home to 94 pangasius processing plants with a total capacity of nearly 1 million MT per year. Instead of building more frozen fish fillet processing plants by 2020, the delta focuses on upgrading current ones to raise their processing capacity of value-added products.
During the 2014-15 period, local existing factories will strengthen renovating their production lines in order to improve the quality of products as well as reduce production cost. Meanwhile, in the 2016-20 period, they will install modern production lines of processing value-added products with the capacity of 45,000 MT per year. Besides, they will apply new technologies to produce pangasius by-products into small packs for instant use or pharmaceutical or cosmetic products that aim to meet the demand of both domestic and foreign costumers.
To expand foreign markets for pangasius, ministries, authorities and Mekong Delta provinces will work out trade protection measures adaptable to commercial disputes and international technical barriers, especially in the U.S. and European Union markets. Moreover, Vietnamese side should understand the U.S.’s regulations and harmonize VietGAP with standards applied by US catfish farms.
Furthermore, the Mekong Delta provinces should promote the image of Vietnamese pangasius and expand the distribution centers or auction platforms to facilitate trading fish in EU and avoid anti-dumping activities while strengthening trade promotion, expanding pangasius exports to potential markets such as Russia, China, Mexico, Middle East, India and ASEAN.
The provinces will also change the way of export by boosting direct export to distribution systems, and major shopping centers and supermarkets in order to reduce intermediary stages.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On July 9, 2026, the Embassy of Vietnam in Brazil organized the seminar titled “Sharing Information on Vietnam-Brazil Economic, Trade and Investment Relations in the First Half of 2026” to provide updates on bilateral cooperation and strengthen connections among government agencies, industry associations, and business communities of the two countries.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Seafood exports in the first 6 months of the year continued to be a bright spot with a total turnover of 5.7 billion USD, an increase of 11.4% compared to the same period last year. By commodity group, seafood is one of the three groups with a trade balance in the first 6 months of 2026 in a surplus state with 4.13 billion USD, an increase of 17%.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) For many years, Vietnam’s seafood industry has been recognized as one of the country’s key export pillars. Products such as shrimp, pangasius, tuna, squid, octopus, and a wide range of other seafood have reached hundreds of markets worldwide. Yet behind these impressive export figures lies a significant challenge: a substantial share of Vietnam’s seafood export value still comes from minimally processed products, contract manufacturing, and raw material exports—segments characterized by low profit margins and high vulnerability to fluctuations in global prices.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the context of a global economy shifting powerfully toward green and sustainable values, Vietfish 2026 is far more than just a commercial trade fair. It has become a strategic rendezvous and a "comprehensive ecosystem"—a convergence of value, knowledge, and sustainable growth opportunities for the entire industry chain.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s pangasius exports to Colombia continued their strong upward momentum in May 2026. Export value to the market reached USD 4 million, up 24% compared to the same month in 2025. Cumulative exports in the first five months of 2026 totaled USD 24 million, an impressive 48% increase year-on-year.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Hai Phong's aquaculture sector is accelerating the adoption of high technologies in aquaculture to adapt to climate change, with red tilapia and tilapia identified as the key cultured species for priority development.
(vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s seafood exports reached nearly US$1.1 billion in June 2026, up 21.0% year-on-year. Cumulative exports in the first half of 2026 totaled nearly US$5.8 billion, representing a 12.8% increase compared with the same period last year. Exports to China and Hong Kong continued to accelerate, while shipments to the United States rebounded strongly in June. In contrast, exports to the EU, Japan, and the Middle East remained sluggish or recorded slight declines.
(vasep.com.vn) Tilapia is playing an increasingly important role in Vietnam’s aquaculture sector, driven not only by growing market opportunities but also by its ability to meet increasingly stringent requirements on quality, food safety, and traceability. In practice, tilapia farming in Vietnam is not a spontaneous or loosely regulated activity; rather, it operates under a comprehensive legal and technical framework covering the entire value chain—from hatcheries and farming to processing and exports.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s shrimp exports reached USD 1.9 billion in the first five months of 2026, up 12% compared with the same period last year. Amid continued volatility in the global seafood market, this result demonstrates that the shrimp sector has maintained positive growth momentum, supported by improving demand in several Asian markets, particularly China.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On June 16, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Ca Mau Province announced that the locality has established a farming area code for nearly 30,400 hectares of mud crab aquaculture and granted export facility codes to five enterprises eligible to export mud crab officially to markets such as China, Cambodia, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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