While there has been a modest increase in the price of Vietnamese pangasius this year, with the average price of raw material from the Mekong Delta reaching VND 21,500 (USD 0.96, EUR 0.86) per kg this month, up VND 3,000 (USD 0.13, EUR 0.12) year-on-year, the pressure on exports is likely to intensify throughout 2016.
Anti-dumping tariffs, the United States’ new inspection program and heightened competition from other whitefish species will make trade more difficult for Vietnam’s pangasius …
