Vietnam’s aquatic exports are on pace to reach US$10 billion in 2025, but rising trade and technical barriers, particularly in the US, are prompting exporters to pivot toward diversification and value-added processing to maintain momentum.

Vietnam earned US$45.37 billion from agro-forestry-aquatic exports during the first eight months of 2025, up 12% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese seafood exports may stay at the US$10 billion mark this year in the best-case scenario, provided the US removes reciprocal tariffs on Vietnamese goods after July 9, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Aquatic exports surged 18.2% to more than US$1.4 billion on year in the first two months of this year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Though the seafood industry witnessed impressive export growth, earning US$10 billion last year, it is likely to encounter numerous challenges to achieve its double-digit growth target in 2025 to meet the 2030 development strategy.

VOV.VN - Eight items posted export turnover in excess of US$10 billion each in 2024, accounting for 69% of Vietnam’s total export turnover, according to the General Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - With Vietnamese seafood exports reaching more than US$10 billion in 2024, the aquatic industry is anticipated to achieve an export target of US$11 billion ahead in 2025, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnam's aquatic exports reached US$10 billion in 2024, driven by shrimp and pangasius, despite challenges related to markets, logistics, and raw materials, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said on December 23.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese agro-forestry-fisheries exports to the United States surged by nearly 31% to reach US$8.5 billion during the first eight months of the year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

VOV.VN - With strong export growth recorded in key agricultural products during the first eight months of the year, the Vietnamese agro-forestry-aquatic sector is likely to rake in US$55 billion this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).