It is estimated that in the first four months of 2024, seafood production has reached 44,812 tons, an increase of 2.01% or an increase of 883 tons over the same period last year; of which aquaculture reached 42,838 tons, an increase of 2.07% or an increase of 869 tons. Industrially farmed pangasius output reached 26,430.5 tons, an increase of 1.77%.
According to Vinh Long Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in order to improve the competitiveness of pangasius products in the domestic and international markets, the province's agricultural sector focuses on building food-safe pangasius farming areas according to farming practices. good, advanced and sustainable aquaculture; At the same time, guide households and farming facilities to gradually apply digital technology and high technology in the process of intensive pangasius farming to improve product quality to ensure food safety, disease safety, and environmental safety. environment and traceability.
In 2023, the province had an additional 25 hectares of water surface for commercial pangasius farming certified with VietGAP certification in 1 cooperative and 5 farming facilities, increasing the total farming area applying advanced production standards of the entire province. increased to 55.8 hectares (accounting for nearly 16% of the total area of intensive pangasius farming in the province).
Of which, 27 hectares are certified to ASC standards, 3.8 hectares are certified to BAP standards, 25 hectares are certified to VietGAP standards, with a total certified output of 11,845 tons/year (accounting for more than 11% of total fish production). survey/year).
In addition, the province also maintains a 4.5-hectare pangasius seed production facility with VietGAP certification, providing 54 million fingerlings/year; There are 24 disease-free facilities. Currently, 100% of intensive pangasius farming areas apply mud pumps, and 18% of pangasius farming areas apply mechanization in feeding and water changing.
In 2024 - 2025, the province continues to expand the development of food-safe pangasius farming according to good, advanced and sustainable aquaculture practices, striving to have an additional 55 hectares/year of water surface for commercial pangasius farming. Products are certified with VietGAP and equivalent.
(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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