Despite a challenging global environment, seafood exports topped US$11.3 billion in 2025, a 13 per cent rise from 2024 and in excess of the target, according to the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.
The growth outlook is driven by the global economic recovery post-pandemic and increasing international demand for affordable protein sources like tra fish, VASEP said.
The Việt Nam Association of Seafood Processors and Exporters said the UAE mainly exported frozen fillets from Việt Nam, accounting for around 93 per cent of the country’s tra fish export to this market.
Việt Nam''s tra fish (pangasius) exports are exported to continue the growth in the coming months thanks to the control of the COVID-19 pandemic in importing countries.
As tra fish export has been on the decline in recent years due to a rise in trade protectionism in large traditional markets such as the US, Vietnamese firms are looking to bring the fish back home.
The tra fish export sector was probably the most improved industry this year, but rampant production could lead to excess supplies and price s, according to Viet Dragon Securities Company (VDSC).
Viet Nam’s tra fish export value has exceeded US$2 billion for the first time, with the figure hitting $2.05 billion in the first 11 months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 27.4 per cent, according to the General Department...
Viet Nam’s seafood export turnover in November reached US$852 million, raising the total value in 11 months to $8.1 billion, a year-on-year increase of 6.8 per cent.
Tra fish export value is expected to exceed US$2 billion this year, higher than the industry’s target, due to the US-China trade war, according to experts.