Vietnamese pangasius, shrimp prices stay high despite increased supply

Driven by greater volumes from the pangasius and shrimp farming sectors, Vietnam’s aquaculture producers harvested a total of 370,000 metric tons (MT) of products last month, an increase of 3.3 percent compared with May 2016, taking the overall volume for the first five months of the year to more than 1.2 million MT, up 2.4 percent year-on-year, reported the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnam’s pangasius output for the January through Ma…