(seafood.vasep.com.vn)In Ben Tre, the annual output of MSC-certified clams averages 7,500–8,000 tons, with an estimated value of about 200–250 billion VND, creating jobs for thousands of workers.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to statistics from Vietnam Customs, Vietnam exports of surimi and fish cake continued to decline in May 2024. The export value in this month reached only over 23 million USD, down 25% compared to the same period in 2023. In the first five months of 2024, Vietnam's exports of surimi and fish cake reached over 106 million USD, down 15%.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Following a continuous decline in 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, Vietnam's clam exports to the European Union (EU) exhibited an upward trend in the second quarter of 2024. However, the overall export value remained lower compared to the same period in 2022.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to statistics from Vietnam Customs, Vietnam's crab exports have grown continuously since the beginning of 2024. In May 2024 alone, the export value increased by 62% compared to the same period in 2023, reaching 22 million USD. Cumulatively, in the first five months of the year, export turnover reached more than 97 million USD, an increase of 76%.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to data from Vietnam Customs, in the first half of May 2024, Vietnam's pangasius exports to Colombia reached nearly USD 1.6 million, up 140% compared to the same period last year. As of May 15, 2024, cumulative pangasius exports to this market reached USD 16 million, up 34% compared to the same period in 2023.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's fish cake and surimi exports are still weak in Q2/2024. Fish cake and surimi exports decreased 11% in April compared to the same month the previous year, according to data from Vietnam Customs. Exports of this product totaled approximately $83 million in the first four months of this year, which is 12% less than the same time previous year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to statistics from Vietnam Customs, Vietnam's crab export value in March 2024 reached more than 18 million USD, an increase of 66% over the same period last year. Cumulatively, in the first 3 months of the year, export turnover reached more than 52 million USD, up 75% over the same period.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to data from Vietnam Customs, as of March 15, 2024, Vietnam's cephalopod exports reached more than 109 million USD, a slight decrease of 3% compared to the same period in 2023. In the first quarter of this year, Vietnam's cephalopod exports are expected to reach about 136 million USD, down 2% over the same period last year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's cephalopod exports in the first month of this year reached 62 million USD, up 45% over the same period last year. Except for the same time last year, which fell during the Lunar New Year, the growth in cephalopod exports in the first month of this year is also a good signal to start the export of the whole year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) China and Hong Kong were Vietnam's third-largest cephalopod import markets in 2023, accounting for 10%. Vietnam's cephalopod exports to China and Hong Kong in 2023 reached 77 million USD, down 6% over the same period.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In 2023, Vietnam's exports of shell mollusk products reached 127 million USD, down 12%. Vietnam's main exported shell mollusks include clams, accounting for 62% of export value, snails, accounting for 12%, oysters, accounting for 11%, and scallops, accounting for nearly 9%. In addition, some species with modest export value includes oysters, baby clams, abalone, and mussels.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has set a target to produce some 500,000 tonnes of seaweed by 2030 as part of the nation’s seafood development strategy.

C.P. Vietnam Livestock JSC said that it has cooperated with more than 2,500 livestock and aquatic farms across Vietnam.

More challenges are expected for Vietnam’s aquaculture exports in 2024, according to Tran Dinh Luan, General Director of the Department of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnamese businesses should make greater efforts to tap the potential of seafood exports to Switzerland, a trade official said.