Vietnamese tilapia will become a strategic export industry.

Tilapia has been positioned to become a strategic product in Vietnam's seafood exports. According to experts, tilapia has long been a very important seafood product with great export potential, along with shrimp and tra fish.

Tilapia has been positioned to become a strategic product in Vietnam's seafood exports. According to experts, tilapia has long been a very important seafood product with great export potential, along with shrimp and tra fish.  

Vietnamese tilapia will become a strategic export product.

The Department of Fisheries and Fisheries Control believes that Vietnam has great strengths to develop tilapia into a strategic product because tilapia is an adaptable species, grows quickly, and is suitable for many freshwater and brackish water ecosystems. In terms of consumption, tilapia is a product that meets the needs of many different market segments. Currently, the country has 40,000 hectares of specialized tilapia farming, with an output of about 300,000 tons/year. Notably, tilapia exports have increased dramatically, from 23 million USD in the whole year of 2024 to more than 63 million USD in just 8 months of 2025. The fisheries industry aims to increase tilapia output to 400,000 tons by 2030, with an export turnover of about 100 million USD, forming a closed production - processing - consumption chain and building a national brand for Vietnamese tilapia.

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