Toan Dao has written about Vietnam’s business community, with a focus on energy and agriculture, for a number of Vietnamese and international outlets for more than 10 years. As a contributing editor for SeafoodSource in Southeast Asia, he also covers other major seafood producers in the region including Indonesia and Thailand.
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Pakistan’s seafood exports set a record by volume in the 2024-25 fiscal year but still fell short of hitting the sector’s long-held value goals.
The South Asian country sent 216,350 metric tons (MT) of fishery products abroad during the period, which ended in June 2025. That total marked an 8.3 percent jump from the nearly 200,000 MT sent abroad in fiscal year 2023-2024 and was largely attributed to the efforts of local fishermen and
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Indonesia’s seafood industry is grappling with uncertainty following a new reciprocal tariff announced by U.S. President Donald Trump – a move likely to accelerate the country’s ongoing efforts to diversify its export markets and reduce reliance on the U.S.
On 16 July, Trump announced that the U.S. will impose a 19-percent tariff on Indonesian goods starting 1 August, a reduction from the 32-percent rate initially floated on 2
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Vietnam’s squid and octopus exports are on track to reach their highest level since 2022 this year, driven by rising demand across several markets.
According to Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), the export value of squid and octopus this year is forecasted to exceed USD 700 million (EUR 604 million) as sales to a number of markets are on the rise. The last time export values were over USD 700 million was in
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Vietnamese pangasius exporters have posted strong sales and profits so far in 2025, but continued uncertainty in U.S. tariff policy may alter the industry’s strategies the rest of the year.
Siam Canadian Vietnam Sales Manager Le Thuy Trang told SeafoodSource that with mid-summer approaching, pangasius is now in peak breeding season, with fingerling quality holding strong and prices improving over previous cycles across Vietnam.
Though the
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The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) is seeking support from the Vietnamese government to expand high-tech shrimp farming in the Southeast Asian nation.
High-tech shrimp farming models are not new to Vietnam, with companies such as Taiwan’s Grobest, Thailand’s CPF, and Norway’s Skretting having introduced proprietary systems into Vietnam in recent years.
Vietnamese shrimp firm Minh Phu Seafood has
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Recent tests by Thai government agencies have revealed alarmingly high levels of pollutants in a number of rivers across northern regions of the country.
The toxic pollution is threatening local fishing activities, and Thai officials suspect the cause is stemming from waste discharged by upstream mining operations in neighboring Myanmar.
In early April, the Pollution Control Department under Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and
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Vietnamese seafood exporters are turning to markets outside of the U.S. – a traditionally key export destination – due to proposed tariffs and growing protectionist measures implemented under the administration of President Donald Trump.
Total Vietnamese seafood exports in May were worth USD 851 million (EUR 738.4 million), which was up 2.7 percent from the same month a year earlier but marked a significant deceleration from the
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Samut Sakhon, Thailand-based food and beverage manufacturing company Thai Union reported a decline in its sales and profits in the first quarter of 2025 as the company said it was affected by tariffs announced by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump during the period.
According to Thai Union’s Q1 2025 results report released on 9 May, its sales in the quarter dropped 10.3 percent year over year to THB 29.8 billion (USD 902.9
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