(seafood.vasep.com) According to the General Department of Vietnam Customs, pangasius exports in the first half of June 2025 reached 86 million USD, up 6% year-on-year. As of June 15th 2025, cumulative pangasius export value stood at 911 million USD, marking an 11% increase compared to the same period in 2024.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Exports of processed and canned tuna (HS code 16) from Vietnam to Germany have been continuously declining during the first five months of 2025, with a trend toward deeper contraction. This situation is significantly affecting Vietnam’s tuna exports to this market.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) over the past two decades, the Vietnam's pangasius industry has firmly established an undeniable position in the global market. With export revenues consistently surpassing 2 billion USD annually, pangasius has played a key role in elevating Vietnam to the ranks of leading seafood-exporting nations. However, the value chain of Vietnamese pangasius still heavily relies on low value-added primary processed products, most notably frozen fillets under HS code 0304.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Lithuania serves as a gateway to the Central and Eastern European region. In recent years, Vietnamese tuna exporters have been making efforts to tap into this market, with Vietnam's tuna exports to Lithuania showing an upward trend.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Amid Vietnam’s seafood sector’s ongoing shift toward value-added products, surimi – a processed and refined minced fish product – is emerging as a key player in the country’s export strategy. With abundant raw materials and increasingly sophisticated processing techniques, surimi has become a bright spot in Vietnam’s seafood exports, especially during challenging times like the present.

Vietnam’s shrimp exports in May 2025 recorded solid growth since the beginning of the year with both whiteleg shrimp and black tiger shrimp experiencing increases in both volume and value.

(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.