(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Statistics from the customs show that in January 2021, pangasius exports reached nearly 123.6 million USD, up by 21.7% compared to January 2020. Notably, frozen pangasius fillet products reached 115.8 million USD, increasing by 53.5% over the same period last year, staying at the top of 40 seafood export products of Vietnam in January. This is a sign of prosperity at the beginning of 2021 for pangasius after a "declining" year of 2020: only reaching 1.49 billion USD, down by 25.5% compared to 2019.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) By the end of 2020, the export pangasius industry only brought in a turnover of about US$1.54 billion, a sharp decrease of 23% compared to 2019. From the beginning of 2020, pangasius exports has continuously declined due to the impact of Covid 19 and declining demand.