(seafood.vasep.com.vn) After 4 years of implementation, ‘Sustainable Pangasius Supply Chain in Vietnam' (SUPA) project funded by the European Union (EU), chaired by Vietnam Cleaner Production Centre (VNCPC), jointly conducted with WWF-Vietnam, WWF-Austria and VASEP has obtained positive and specific results. Each pangasius company, which participated in deploying the support packages of the project, has saved VND2-5 billion and reduced 28.5% of water consumption, cut down 28% of wastewater into the environment, 18.6% of electricity consumption and reduced 2,000 MT of GHG discharged into the environment per year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In 2016, Vietnam’s pangasius exports estimated to touch US$1.66 billion, rising 7% from the previous year and accounting for 24% of total seafood export turnover.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) As of Nov 2016, Vietnam’s pangasius exports to ASEAN valued at US$123.3 million, accounting for 8% of total pangasius exports, and increasing by 0.4% year on year. Of that, exports to top 3 largest importers in the region including Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines rose by 0.1 - 3.5% compared to the same period in 2015. In Nov 2016, exports to Singapore climbed up nearly 43% over the same period last year.

The Mekong Delta of Vietnam had 4,786 commercial pangasius farming ponds, of which 2,267 are privately owned (47.38 per cent), 2,486 owned by businesses (51.95 per cent) while only 32 belong to local co-operatives.

The pangasius sector estimated to rake in 1.67 billion USD from exports this year, an year-on-year increase of 6.6 percent.

Vietnamese pangasius player Godaco is planning to launch a brand in 2017, having been awarded four Best Aquaculture Practice (BAP) stars.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) China (including Hong Kong) is more likely to become Vietnam’s largest pangasius market in 2017.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In Jan-Sep 2016, Vietnam pangasius exports reported a y-o-y growth of 6.2% to reach US$1.2 billion. Among 4 largest markets of Vietnam pangasius, pangasius exports the U.S., China, ASEAN rose 23%; 75.6%; 0.03%; respectively; exports to the EU downed 9.9%. Importing markets and main products are as follows:

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s pangasius exports to the U.S. and China showed the steady growth in the first 10 months of this year. If it keeps the current growth and technical barriers to pangasius shipments to the U.S, in 2017, China - Hong Kong expected to become the leading importer of Vietnam’s pangasius.

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has produced 400,000 tonnes of pangasius a year, marking the highest output in the region.