(vasep.com.vn) In the first quarter of 2026, Vietnam’s shrimp exports reached USD 1.069 billion, up 17.5% compared to the same period in 2025. This is a positive result amid an uneven global shrimp market recovery, intensifying competition among major suppliers, and continued volatility in the international trade environment. However, this growth does not reflect a broad-based recovery across the entire sector, but rather is driven mainly by strong performance in a few markets and specific product segments—most notably lobster exports to China.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Japan continues to be one of Vietnam’s most important and stable shrimp markets. In recent years, shrimp exports to this market have fluctuated in line with Japan’s broader economic and consumption cycles, yet Japan remains a major, high-value destination with stringent standards.

(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.

The positive business momentum in the domestic seafood sector could last into the first half of 2025, according to experts.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The provinces of Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, Kien Giang and Ben Tre have for many years ranked first in the country in terms of area and production of farmed shrimp, accounting for about 70-80% of output and export value. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many supply chains of goods and services, but Vietnamese shrimp still "squeeze through the narrow door", overcome the covid wave, and continue its growth momentum in the past time.