(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Amid market and international policy fluctuations, Vietnamese shrimp exporters need to proactively restructure their export strategies. Diversifying markets, reducing dependence on the US, and taking advantage of trade agreements such as EVFTA and CPTPP are necessary directions.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Cà Mau actively promotes sustainable and environmentally friendly shrimp farming models such as shrimp-forest and shrimp-rice, aiming to enhance the value and competitiveness of exported shrimp. The province focuses on adopting international standards like ASC, BAP, GlobalGAP, and Organic to meet the increasingly stringent requirements of global markets.

Vietnam’s shrimp exports in May 2025 recorded solid growth since the beginning of the year with both whiteleg shrimp and black tiger shrimp experiencing increases in both volume and value.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Sao Ta Foods JSC (stock code: FMC) estimates its consolidated profit for the first half of this year at approximately 170 billion VND. With stable sales contracts and strong shrimp farming productivity, the company expects to reduce production costs and increase processed shrimp output in the coming period.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Japan ranks as the third-largest single import market for Vietnamese shrimp, accounting for 13% of Vietnam’s total shrimp export value. In May 2025, shrimp exports to Japan reached $49 million, a 14% increase compared to the same period last year. For the first five months of 2025, exports to this market totaled over $218 million, reflecting a robust 19% growth year-on-year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) By the end of May 2025, Vietnam's shrimp exports reached 1.7 billion USD, up 32% over the same period last year. However, behind the growth, the shrimp sector is facing many challenges, especially from the US market - where it is expected to apply a reciprocal tariff policy and anti- dumping duty at an unprecedented high level.

(seafood.vasep.vn) In the global context, including the Vietnamese shrimp industry, facing the risk of reciprocal tariffs from the US, diversifying export markets is becoming urgent. In particular, Australia is considered one of the potential, stable markets that are suitable for deep processing and increasing the added value of Vietnamese shrimp.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In May 2025, both the area and production of shrimp in Bến Tre increased compared to the same period last year. This was due to favorable weather conditions and suitable salinity levels for shrimp farming. High-tech and super-intensive shrimp farming models continued to yield positive results.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Minh Phu Seafood Corporation (HOSE: MPC), widely known as Vietnam’s “shrimp king,” has released its 2025 Annual General Meeting documents, with the shareholders' meeting scheduled for June 21.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Sao Ta Foods Joint Stock Company (FMC) reported that its sales in May 2025 reached USD 21 million, marking a 39% increase year-on-year. The company noted that actual sales for the month could have been even higher, but several shipments to the U.S. under DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) terms were not recorded as revenue for May under Vietnamese accounting standards. These will instead be recognized in June.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to the Sóc Trăng Department of Fisheries, as of May 23, localities in the province have stocked more than 16,000 hectares of shrimp farms, with shrimp farming area loss accounting for 1.8% of the stocked area; the estimated harvest production is 35,500 tons.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) With export turnover reaching USD 389 million (a 103% increase) in the first four months of 2025, China and Hong Kong have become the largest shrimp markets for Vietnam, accounting for nearly 30% of Vietnam’s total shrimp exports. This triple-digit growth is mainly driven by strong sales of Vietnamese lobster to China.

In the early morning of June 7, 2025 (Vietnam time), the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the preliminary results of the 19th administrative review (POR19) of the anti-dumping duty order on frozen warmwater shrimp imported from Vietnam, covering the period from February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to the Binh Thuan Statistics Office, shrimp hatcheries across the province produced approximately 9.58 billion shrimp postlarvae in the first five months of 2025, an increase of 4.24% compared to the same period last year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In response to climate change and increasing market demands for sustainable aquaculture, the province of Cà Mau is scaling up its improved extensive shrimp farming model, which has proven both economically and environmentally effective.