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) Vietfish 2026, the Vietnam International Seafood Exhibition, will officially take place from 19–21 August 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City. As Vietnam’s largest annual seafood trade event, organized by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), Vietfish 2026 will once again bring together leading seafood companies, industry experts, and international partners from across the global seafood value chain.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s seafood exports reached USD 1.1 billion in July 2026, up 4.8% compared to the same period in 2025. Cumulative exports in the first seven months of the year totaled nearly USD 6.86 billion, an increase of 11.5% year-on-year. Exceeding the USD 1 billion mark in July further reinforces the prospect that Vietnam’s seafood exports could surpass USD 12 billion in 2026. However, the July figures also send a clear signal that the most favorable growth period may have passed: overall export growth slowed to just 4.8%, pangasius exports fell 6.1%, tuna exports were virtually flat, while exports to the EU, South Korea, and the Middle East all recorded double-digit declines.
(vasep.com.vn) As part of the Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition (Vietfish 2026), the seminar "Global Seafood Market and the Future Workforce: Trends, Opportunities, and Sustainable Development Pathways for Vietnam's Seafood Industry" will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. on August 19, 2026, at Convention Room B, Level 2, SECC, Ho Chi Minh City. This is the first of five specialized seminars at Vietfish 2026, focusing on key issues that are shaping the long-term development of Vietnam's seafood industry.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnamese seafood exports recorded impressive growth, generating nearly 6 billion USD in revenue during the first six months of the year, up 13% compared with the same period last year.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Fishermen in Ha Tinh are gradually overcoming difficulties to maintain the efficiency of seafood exploitation. In the first six months of 2026, the entire province achieved a production of more than 23,000 tons of seafood, worth more than 1,200 billion VND.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) June 2026 brought encouraging signs for Vietnam's tuna exports, with export value rising 20% year-on-year to nearly USD 72 million. However, this increase has yet to offset the prolonged slowdown seen in key markets such as the European Union (EU), where import demand remains weak. The outlook for the second half of the year is expected to become more challenging as freight rates continue to climb.
(vasep.com.vn) As part of the Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition (Vietfish 2026), the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), in collaboration with the Agency for Domestic Market Management and Development under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, will organize the Domestic Seafood Supply–Demand Matching Program on the morning of August 20, 2026, at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City. The program aims to foster direct business connections between Vietnamese seafood producers and processors and domestic distributors, retailers, and foodservice channels.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The Cooking Show will be one of the most engaging experiential highlights of Vietfish 2026. Taking place over three days, from August 19–21, 2026, at Hall B1, SECC, Ho Chi Minh City, the event will offer visitors a vibrant culinary space where Vietnamese seafood is showcased through its flavors, stories, and real-life culinary applications.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's pangasius exports reached USD 205 million in June 2026, up 5% compared with the same month in 2025. Cumulative export value for the first six months of the year totaled USD 1.1 billion, an increase of 12% year-on-year. Growth was primarily driven by strong demand from China and CPTPP markets, while exports to the United States and Brazil continued to decline.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first six months of 2026, Ha Tinh province continued to implement comprehensive solutions to combat IUU fishing; strictly manage the fishing fleet, control fishing vessels entering and leaving ports, operate vessel tracking devices, trace the origin of seafood, and severely punish violations.
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