According to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade, Ca Mau’s crab has strong export potential but still faces several constraints: most output is consumed domestically or shipped through intermediaries; products are largely sold live with limited value-added processing; logistics infrastructure for live crab remains weak; traceability and quality standards are still being completed; and the province lacks major lead firms capable of coordinating a full supply chain from farming areas to formal export markets.

To support the sector, Ca Mau has rolled out various promotion activities, including the second Ca Mau Crab Festival; participation in domestic and overseas trade events such as the Busan International Seafood & Fisheries Expo in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in early November, where RoK buyers showed strong interest in the product; and expanded distribution on e-commerce platforms.

The province is also intensifying protection of the “Ca Mau Crab” geographical indication and building its brand to enhance transparency and credibility in export markets.

In the coming period, the Department of Industry and Trade has set five priority measures, including, diversifying markets and sales channels with a stronger focus on formal exports; improving logistics infrastructure for live seafood; applying digital tools in trade promotion and expanding cross-border e-commerce; supporting production-consumption linkages, new-style cooperatives, and “four-party” partnerships between the State, scientists, businesses, and farmers; and working with Vietnam’s overseas trade offices to organize trade connections, with Ca Mau crab as a key product.

Ca Mau has more than 360,000 hectares of integrated crab-shrimp farms with an annual output of about 36,000 tonnes, providing stable livelihoods for tens of thousands of coastal households. The provincial industry and trade sector estimates the crab sector generates around US$700 million a year.

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