After two decades of global dominance, Vietnam's $2 billion pangasius export industry is at a crossroads. Heavily reliant on low-value frozen fillets, the sector is now being pushed towards deep processing by fierce competition, evolving consumer demands, and new US tariffs, making this transformation an irreversible necessity.

HANOI – Vietnam's pangasius industry, a powerhouse in the global seafood market with annual turnovers regularly exceeding $2 billion USD, is facing a critical turning point. While the sector has firmly established its international position over the past two decades, its value chain remains overly dependent on low-value-added products, primarily frozen fillets (HS0304). However, mounting global pressures are now compelling a fundamental restructuring, with a definitive shift towards deep processing emerging as the only viab...  (More Info)