Seafood
From the sun-glittering shrimp ponds of Ca Mau and Bac Lieu to the pangasius pens stretching along the Mekong River, Vietnam’s seafood remained a central pillar of exports in 2025, bringing in over USD 11 billion with growth above 12%. Our shrimp, pangasius and tuna appear on dinner tables in the US, Japan, Europe and China.
The industry’s strength comes from a natural gift few places possess: a dense network of rivers, a long coastline, and a climate that allows year-round farming. In the first half of 2025, shrimp output alone rose more than 5%. Pangasius, meanwhile, is almost a “Vietnamese exclusive” on the world map — few countries can match it on either scale or price.
But this is also the sector that tastes the most hardship. A single disease outbreak can wipe out an entire crop. Rising feed and fingerling costs eat into profits. And harshest of all are the technical barriers at foreign borders: antibiotic testing, origin scrutiny, and ever-rising food-safety standards. Just one shipment returned for antibiotic residue is enough to shake both a company’s reputation and its finances.
That’s why the sustainable path is to farm clean, process deep, and stay transparent from start to finish. Instead of exporting cheap whole frozen shrimp, the nimble businesses have shifted to high-value processed goods — breaded shrimp, seasoned pangasius fillets, ready-to-eat meals — earning more and suffering less price pressure.
For a farming or processing operation seeking stable buyers abroad, or in need of proper fingerlings, feed and processing equipment, the eternal challenge is finding a trustworthy partner. Meoketing solves it: a platform linking Vietnamese seafood businesses with international importers, working with you to complete certification and traceability records, and standing beside you through the cold-chain logistics that allow no mistakes. The sea and rivers have given generously — let Meoketing help you bring that bounty to the right market, at the price it truly deserves. Connect with the world right here on Meoketing.