(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In August 2024, Vietnam's shrimp exports reached 404 million USD, up 20% compared to August 2023. Shrimp exports in August continued to record the highest value since the beginning of the year and recorded the best growth since February this year. In the first 8 months of this year, shrimp export turnover reached more than 2.4 billion USD, up 10% over the same period last year.

(seafoos.vasep.com.vn) Data shows that the export volume of Vinh Hoan Joint Stock Company (Vinh Hoan Seafood, stock code VHC) in the first 7 months of this year accounted for 32% of Vietnam's pangasius exports to the UK.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has conducted an administrative investigation to review the anti-dumping tax order on frozen pangasius fillets from Vietnam for the review period from August 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023 (POR20)

According to Vietnam Customs, the export of value-added pangasius in the first eight months of 2024 has been evaluated as quite positive, with continuous growth in many major markets such as the United States, CPTPP, and the Netherlands...

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) FIMEX VN's sales surged almost 36% year-on-year to USD 30.38 million in August 2024, driven by a 74% increase in finished shrimp production.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The Department of Fisheries of Ca Mau province coordinated with the School of Fisheries under Can Tho University to organize training courses on high-tech shrimp farming for 120 people in processors, cooperatives and families that are raising intensive and super-intensive shrimp in the province.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) China and the US are the two largest whitefish import markets in the world. Vietnam is the second largest supplier for both markets (mainly supplying pangasius). Frozen pangasius fillets are still the main product imported from Vietnam by these two countries.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The “Bien Bach Dong Commune Shrimp-Rice Project” in Ca Mau province was granted the second BAP (Best Aquaculture Practices of the Global Aquaculture Alliance) certificate for shrimp products in the shrimp-rice specialized area in Thoi Binh district, Ca Mau province.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In July 2024, Vietnam's fish cake and surimi exports declined. The export value reached just over 24 million USD, down 3% over the same period. In the first 7 months of 2024, the cumulative export of this product group reached 152 million USD, down 13%.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn)The red and yellow tilapia prices in An Giang have increased sharply, reaching a new record. Recently, traders in the provinces are purchasing red tilapia and tilapia at 50,000–51,000 VND/kg, the highest price ever. With this price, fish are exported to rafts, and farmers earn a 9,000–10,000 VND/kg profit.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Dong Thap is a key region for pangasius farming, boasting the largest production in the Mekong Delta. In the first seven months of 2024, the estimated aquaculture area reached 4,778 hectares, with a harvest yield of 307,336 tons. Of this, the intensive pangasius farming area covered 2,042 hectares, with a harvest of 252,670 tons.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In July 2024, Vietnam's tuna exports to the EU showed signs of decline compared to the same period, down 14%. In the first half of August, although Vietnam's tuna exports to the EU increased, exports of canned tuna continued to decrease sharply.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to Vietnam Customs, in the first half of August 2024, Vietnam's pangasius exports to the EU reached nearly 8 million USD, up 57% over the same period. Cumulative pangasius exports to this market as of August 15, 2024, reached 107 million USD, up 0.5% over the same period last year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In July 2024, pangasius exports to the US continued to grow impressively. According to Vietnam Customs, there were nearly US$31 million pangasius exported to the US in July, up 69% over the same period last year. Cumulative pangasius exports to the US in the first 7 months reached more than US$190 million, up 20%.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The Board of Directors of International Development & Investment Corporation (IDI) is confident of completing this year's profit plan in the context of gradually recovering demand for pangasius in China and Mexico.