(seafood.vasep.com.vn) 2023 is a challenging year for the Vietnamese tuna industry, with raw tuna prices rising and demand in major markets falling. Therefore, from the beginning of the year, Vietnam's tuna exports have continuously declined over the same period.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first 6 months of 2023, Vietnam's shrimp exports reached 1.5 billion USD, down 32% over the same period. Market demand, raw shrimp prices and export prices all went down, inflation increased, and strong competition with other suppliers made Vietnam's shrimp exports difficult in the first half of 2023. Shrimp farmers and businesses are still expecting more positive signals for shrimp production and export activities in the second half of this year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's pangasius exports in June 2023 reached 143 million USD, down 33% over the same period last year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Ca Mau province has set a target for total aquaculture production to reach 570,000 tons by 2030, the growth rate of aquaculture output to reach an average of 3.93%/year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) After a decline in April 2023, Vietnam's tuna exports to the EU increased again in May, up 15% over the same period in 2022. However, this increase can not compensate for losses in the previous months. Therefore, Vietnam's tuna exports in the first 5 months of 2023 still decreased slightly by 4% compared to the same period last year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to data from Vietnam Customs, as of June 15, 2023, Vietnam's shrimp exports to the US reached 257 million USD, down 41% over the same period in 2022.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's cephalopod exports in the first 5 months of 2023 amounted to over 240 million USD, reflecting a 13% decline compared to the corresponding period last year. In May 2023 alone, the export value for this product reached 52 million USD, showing a decrease of 18% over the same period.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first 5 months of 2023, Vietnam’s shrimp export turnover reached 1.2 billion USD, down 34% over the same period last year. In May alone, the export value reached 331 million USD, down 28%.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) At the 2023 General Meeting of Members and the 25th anniversary of the establishment of VASEP held on June 12, 2023, Mr. Do Ngoc Tai - Vice Chairman of VASEP, Chairman of Shrimp Committee - Director of Tai Kim Anh Seafood JSC gave a presentation on the situation of shrimp exports in the last 6 months of 2023.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Statistics from China Customs show that in the first 5 months of 2023, China imported nearly 137 thousand tons of pangasius, 16.5% higher than the same period last year. Particularly, whole pangasius butterfly cut products imports increased by 105% reaching 42.1 thousand tons. Import volume of frozen pangasius fillets reached nearly 95 thousand tons, decreased slightly by 2%.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam pangasius exports in May 2023 continued to record negative growth in many markets. Therefore, pangasius exports in the first 5 months of 2023 decreased by 40%.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's tuna exports in May 2023 continued to decrease by 26% over the same period in 2022, reaching nearly $70 million. Therefore, in the first 5 months of the year, tuna exports still decreased by 31% compared to the same period last year, reaching more than 317 million USD.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) By the end of April 2023, Vietnam's pangasius export turnover to the EU reached 60 million USD, down 8% over the same period in 2022, up 70% over the same period in 2021 and accounting for 11% of Vietnam's pangasius exports. In April 2023, pangasius exports to this market reached 15 million USD, down 21% compared to the previous month and down 18% compared to the same period last year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In April 2023, Vietnam's tuna exports remained at a lower level than in the same period last year. Tuna export value in this month only reached $67 million, down 38% compared to the same period in 2022. Therefore, cumulatively in the first 4 months of the year, tuna exports still decreased by 33%, reaching nearly $248 million.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first 4 months of 2023, Vietnam pangasius exports brought in nearly 570 million USD, down 41% compared to the same period last year. The world market is still heavily affected by inflation and economic slowdown, causing a decrease in seafood consumption demand, leading to a decrease in the volume and price of Vietnam's pangasius exports during this period. Vietnamese pangasius exports to many markets was continuously at a lower rate compared to the same period in 2022.