Viet Nam Pangasius
Success Story
Dr. Nguyen Huu Dzung
Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers
(VASEP)
Trend in World Aquaculture
80
Production Value ( US$ bil.)
World Volume
World Value
80
60
60
40
40
20
20
0
0
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
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1998
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1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
Year
Source: FAO - Fishstat Plus
Production Quantities (million tonnes)
100
Production by Environments
Tons mil.
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Mariculture
2005
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2000
Freshwater culture
1995
1990
1985
1980
Source: FAO - Fishstat Plus
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1975
1970
1965
1960
1955
1950
Brackishwater culture
Production by Main Regions
China
60
Rest of Asia and the Pacific region
50
Rest of World
40
30
20
10
0
2005
2000
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1995
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1990
Year
1985
1980
1975
1970
1965
1960
1955
1950
Production quantity (mil. tons)
70
Source: FAO - Fishstat Plus
Import of Freshwater Fish
1,000 MT
800
Freshwater Fillets, fresh or chilled
Freshwater Frozen Whole
Freshwatr Frozen Fillets
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
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2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
Source: FAO - Fishstat Plus
Species of farmed Pangasius
Pangasius bocourti - Basa
Pangasius hypophthalmus - Tra
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Pangasius – a Fish-Cinderella ?
• 20 year ago, Pangasius was very common fish, served
as daily food for poor people in Mekong Delta
• It is omnivorous fish, adapts well to different feed, can
survive in very difficult conditions, with low oxygen
• In the past, Pangasius farming is a traditional activity of
farmers in the South of Vietnam, only for themselves.
• Now Pangasius became the beautiful Princess in
Vietnamese aquaculture, with harvest exceeded 1 mill.
MT, value close to US$ 1 billion annually
• Pangasius is intensively farmed in 3 ways: ponds,
floating cages and net-pen enclosure
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Vietnam Pangasius Success Story
In 10 years 1997-2007, Vietnam Pangasius:
• Farming areas increased only 8 times, reached 9,000 ha
• Annual commercial production of raw fish increased 45
times, from 22,500 MT to more than 1,000,000 MT
• Volume of exported Pangasius fillets jumped-up more
than 55 times, from 7,000 MT to 386,870 MT.
• Export revenue increased 50 times, from US$ 19.7 mill.
to US$ 979,036 mil.
• Number of export markets increased to more than 80
countries and territories, in all continents.
• In 6 months 2008, exported 262,950 MT fillets (+53.3%),
valued at US$ 608 mill. (+34%), to 103 markets
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Stocking Density & Yield
Floating cages:
100-150 fish/ m3
Pond :
30- 40 fish/ m2
Net-pen enclosure: 40 - 60 fish/m2
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100-120 kg/m3
250-300 MT/ha
300-350 MT/ha
Feeding and FCR
Two main kinds of feeds:
Home
-made fresh feed & Pellets
Home-made
FCR for fresh home-made feed
is 2.8-3.0
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FCR for pelleted feed is 1.5-1.8
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Pangasius Farming Area &
Commercial Annual Harvest
1,000 MT
1,000 ha
10
1000
9
900
8
800
7
700
6
600
5
500
4
400
3
300
2
200
1
100
0
0
1997
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1999
2001
2003
Farming areas
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2005
Production
2006
Average Productivity
Tons/ha
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1997
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1999
2001
2003
2004
Average
productivity
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2006
Advanced Farms Standards
CM
• SQF1000
of SQF Institute (USA)
• EurepGAP of European Retailers Group
• BAP of Global Aquaculture Alliance (USA)
SQF : “SAFE & QUALITY FOOD”
GAP : “GOOD AQUACULTURE PRACTICE”
BAP : “BEST AQUACULTURE PRACTICE”
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Responsible Farming Models
• Agriculture & Rural Development Dept. in An Giang,
SGS & VASEP has developed a SQF1000 & 2000
standards for Pangasius in 2005
• Agifish Pure Pangasius Union (APPU) consisting of 5
kinds of stakeholders of the whole production chain:
processor, farmers, hatchery owners, feed producer &
medicine producer.
• The Panga Trace Program of Vinh Hoan Co.,Ltd. in
cooperation with Anova
• First Organic Pangasius production of Binca &
NTACO, certified by IMO to meet Naturland standards
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Pangasius Processing Industry
• More than 80 existing Pangasius factories, with capacity
to process total 3,500 MT raw fish a day
• Many modern factories are set up (eg. factory with 300
MT raw fish a day can be build up in 6 months!)
• International standards for safety assurance
implemented & certified by 3-party bodies
• Fish has tested in residues before harvest allowed
• Improvement of vertical integration - traceability is stepby-step implementation
• Mandatory standards to treat waste water before
discharge into the environment
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Product Diversification
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Basa
Basa skewers
skewers
Basa
Basa strips
strips
Basa
Basa breaded
breaded
Basa
Basa ring
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Pangasius Export 2001-2007
Million USD
1.000 MT
450
1050
400
900
350
750
300
250
600
200
450
150
300
100
150
50
0
0
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Năm
volume
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value
2006
2007
Trend of Market Shares
(in volume term)
%
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000
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2001
USA
2002
EU
2003
2004
CN&HK
ASEAN
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Others
2006
Pangasius Market Structure 2007
(in value)
Australia
3.9%
Others
20.1%
EU
48.0%
Russia
9.2%
China&
Hongkong
4.0%
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The U.S
6.9%
ASEAN
7.9%
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Top importing countries in 2006
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
Rusia
9.5%
Spain
8.8%
USA
8.5%
Netherland
7.7%
China
6.2%
Germany
5.7%
Singapore
4.0%
Belgium
3.9%
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14%
16%
14.9%
Poland
Australia
12%
3.5%
Data of 2006
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EU Frozen Freshwater Fillets Suppliers
EU Import Market Share (%)
0
10
20
30
40
Vietnam
Netherland
Tanzania
Germany
Russia
Kazakhstan
China
Denmark
Uganda
Belgium
Eurostat – Frozen Fillet Freshwater
Fish
03042019
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50
60
70
Top Frozen Fillets Catfish Suppliers of
USA
Vietnam
China
Thailand
Malaysia
2006 Kilos
Others
2005 Kilos
0
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5
Source: NMFS
10
1,000 MT
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Vietnam Pangasius Strategy
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Sustainable & responsible development
Environmental-friendly farming and processing
Natural pharmaceutics & probiotics use
Technology & infrastructure modernization
Vertical integration improvement
Community-based safety and quality management
Market diversification and value-added products
4-Parties Strategic Alliance Set-up
Branding & country image building
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Better Pangasius Farming
• Use floating pellets instead of “freshly made” wet feed.
• International standards for safety assurance
implemented at farms & certified by 3-party bodies
• Planning of farms development, based on loading
capacity of waterbodies in Mekong Delta
• Improvement of vertical integration - traceability
implementation
• Mandatory national standards for farms to treat the
waste water before discharge into the water-bodies
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New Standard: VietnamGAP
™ VietnamGAP will be voluntarily implemented for
responsible & sustainable Pangasius farming
™ VietnamGAP is designed to be equivalent to EurepGAP &
BAP-ACC standards
™ VietnamGAP will set standards for:
• Design & construction of farms
• Good Farming Practices
• Traceability of product
• Proper fish health management
• Environmental monitoring & management
• Social responsibility
• Food safety & quality assurance
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Trade issues and solutions
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Trade name confusion:
Basa, Tra, Pangasius
US anti-dumping duties:
Review & sunset review
Anti-biotic residues:
National programme
Over-use of polyphosphates
and over-glazing
VFFA Declaration
• Traceability:
VASEP&Trace Tracker Project
• Environmental and
Social responsibility:
VietnamGAP implementation
• Top and Stable Quality: Grade A product standards
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Thank You
and
See You
Again
in Vietnam!
Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters & Producers (VASEP)
Head Office: #71, D5 str. Binh Thanh dist. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Gov. Relations Office: 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan str., Ba Dinh dist., Ha Noi, Vietnam
Tel: +84 4 771 5055 • Fax: +84 4 771 5084 • Email: vasep@fpt.vn
Website: www.vasep.com.vn
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