(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) The year 2025 is witnessing a clear recovery in Vietnam’s squid and octopus industry after a prolonged period of fluctuation from 2022 to 2024. In the first five months of the year, export value of these products reached nearly USD 274 million, an increase of more than 14% compared to the same period last year. Notably, traditional markets continued to grow steadily, while emerging markets also showed positive signals, creating hope for a breakthrough year.

At the Vietnam-Brazil Business Forum held on July 5 in Rio de Janeiro, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on the business communities of both countries to realize new economic cooperation directions, focusing on three breakthrough areas: agriculture; science, technology, digital transformation and telecommunications; mineral exploration and processing. He emphasized the spirit of "harmonized benefits, shared risks", urging businesses from both sides to translate high-level agreements into concrete actions while promoting market access for each country’s key agricultural products.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Hanoi, June 25, 2025, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment hosted the closing ceremony and awards event for the 2025 Plastic Innovation Programme.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Speaking at the Party Congress of the Directorate of Fisheries and Fisheries Surveillance (June 27), Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien emphasized the central role of science and technology in the development of the fisheries sector and stressed the need for the entire industry to be “driven by real-world challenges” and to innovate across production, breeding, feed, mechanisms, and infrastructure.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has issued a set of solutions aimed at boosting exports of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products to reach the target of USD 65 billion in 2025.

(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) Vietnam Trade Office in Russia recommends that Vietnamese enterprises take a proactive approach to investment, strengthen risk management, and optimize logistics in order to boost exports to this high-potential market.

The Mekong Delta is Vietnam’s key region for pangasius production and export. Despite its advantages, the industry is currently facing numerous challenges such as unstable prices, rising input costs and increasingly strict requirements from international markets. In this context, strengthening the linkage between farmers and enterprises in both production and consumption is considered a strategic solution for the sustainable development of the pangasius sector.

The export value of agricultural products in the first half of the year estimated at 18.3 billion USD, up 16.8%; livestock exports reached approximately 264 million USD, marking a 10.1% increase; fisheries totaled 5 billion USD, up 14.5% and forestry products brought in 8.7 billion USD, up 8.8%.