(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect Vietnam's tuna exports to markets. By the end of April 2020, Vietnam's total tuna export value reached US$ 196 million, down 16% compared to the same period in 2019. So far, Vietnam's tuna exports to markets have not been signs of recovery. However, there are also some good signals from import markets such as Japan and Egypt. Tuna exporters are also trying to expand exports to new markets to offset the decline in traditional markets.

Seafood is one of the key export items of Vietnam, maintaining an annual growth momentum, contributing to the achievement of the overall export goal of the agricultural sector. In the context of export difficulties, to help businesses and localities overcome difficulties, effectively exploit the domestic market, leaders of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development direct the Agricultural Trade Promotion Center to coordinate with the Directorate of Fisheries and the relevant units to organize a Pangasius Week in Hanoi in 2020.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Among the main export seafood products of Vietnam, while exports of pangasius, tuna, and seafood all dipped, Vietnam's shrimp exports in the first quarter of 2020 were still better with a slight growth in the context of COVID-19 pandemic remains complex worldwide. If the Covid-19 pandemic is resolved by the end of the second quarter of 2020, the world market reopens, Vietnam shrimp can take advantage of opportunities to export after the Covid-19 period.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Just rising 16.3% in February 2020, pangasius export value to ASEAN decreased sharply in March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Many countries in the region suspend commercial transactions to contain the disease.

Fish catches are gradually recovering after the COVID-19 outbreak in central provinces, according to local fishermen.

Diversifying products and adapting quickly to market fluctuations will help create growth momentum and remove difficulties for seafood exports, experts have said.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Among the main export seafood products of Vietnam, while exports of pangasius, tuna, and seafood all dipped, Vietnam's shrimp exports in the first quarter of 2020 were still better with a slight growth in the context of COVID-19 pandemic remains complex worldwide. If the Covid-19 pandemic is resolved by the end of the second quarter of 2020, the world market reopens, Vietnam shrimp can take advantage of opportunities to export after the Covid-19 period.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In May 2020, Soc Trang, Vietnam-based shrimp exporter Fimex (Sao Ta) returned to operate normally, processed 1,760 MT of finished shrimp products, equaling to 105% compared to the the previous year.

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam-based pangasius firm Nam Viet Joint Stock Company, or Navico, plans to begin construction in August at a factory in Vietnam that would produce collagen and gelatin from pangasius, an official from Navico told SeafoodSource earlier this week.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to Vietnam Customs statistics, by the end of April 2020, the country's seafood exports reached US$2.23 billion, down nearly 8% compared to the same period in 2019. In particular, exports in April 2020 decreased slightly by 2.9%. Seafood exports in May 2020 expected to decrease slightly by 1.6% to US$570 million, bringing the total exports of the first 5 months of 2020 to nearly US$3 billion, down over 6% over the same period last year.