Vietnam boosts catfish exports to U.S., China, Brazil

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Vietnamese catfish.

The country’s total export value of catfish during January-May rose 5.5 percent year on year to $650 million. Of the total, exports to the U.S. in the period were worth $152 million, accounting for 23.4 percent and up 12.9 percent from a year earlier. The U.S. remained the largest destination for Vietnamese catfish in the first five months.

Shipment value to China over January-May jumped 72.7 percent year on year to $94.9 million while exports to Brazil were worth $32.8 million, surging 118.3 percent year on year, according to the data.

Vietnam’s exports value to the E.U. in the first five months, however, fell 8.1 percent from a year earlier to $109.3 million.

Fish deaths did not impact exports: VASEP  Recent mass fish deaths in the central provinces of Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị and Thừa ...

Meanwhile, in the first half of this year, Vietnam’s catfish industry was facing various difficulties ranging from consumption markets, volatile prices and diseases, which have led to a decrease in catfish farming area. The catfish farming area in the Mekong Delta in the first half of this year is estimated at 3,757 hectares, down 5.5 percent from the same period last year. The catfish output in the region during January-June is estimated at 526,683 tons, almost the same with last year. Vinh Long, Ben Tre, An Giang and Dong Thap saw their catfish production falling from 1 percent to 12 percent year on year.