This is not just about one country selling more fish. It is also about how global food markets<\/a> are shifting when shoppers watch grocery prices and restaurants watch every line on the invoice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The U.S. market had been sluggish after importers built up inventory ahead of tariff pressure in 2025. By early 2026, those stocks had gradually moved through the system, creating room for new orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Effectively, the frozen fillets already sitting in cold storage were finally making their way to plates. Once that happened, U.S. buyers had a reason to return to Vietnamese suppliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most of the trade is still plain, practical fish. Fresh and frozen products account for more than 95% of Vietnam\u2019s pangasius export value to the U.S., showing that American buyers still lean toward frozen fillets over more processed options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pangasius is also getting help from trouble elsewhere in the whitefish market. VASEP said global pollock production has fallen 30%, while higher fuel costs have pushed raw-material prices upward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When wild fish<\/a> gets harder and more expensive to bring in, importers start looking for steadier options. Farmed species such as pangasius and tilapia can fill part of that gap, especially when buyers want predictable volumes and prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This shift comes with a question, however. Can farmed fish expand without repeating environmental problems that have hurt aquaculture<\/a> in the past?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vietnam has something many countries do not have at the same scale. It has built an export industry around pangasius, from ponds in the Mekong Delta to processing plants that can turn the fish into standardized products for demanding markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That scale brings jobs and export earnings, but it also raises pressure on water quality, feed efficiency, disease control, and traceability. VASEP has pointed to long-standing challenges<\/a> in seed quality and disease management, while climate-related risks and erratic weather can hurt survival rates in young fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is where the environmental side becomes very real. A cheaper fillet is only a good story if the ponds, feed systems, and processing chains behind it are managed carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Selling to the U.S. is not simply a matter of catching the next wave of demand. The market still comes with antidumping duties, trade reviews, and strict food-safety expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In June 2026, the U.S. International Trade Commission<\/a> said the existing antidumping order on certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam would remain in place. The U.S. Department of Commerce had also found in April that revoking the order would likely lead to continued or recurring dumping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Raw](\"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pangasius-white-fish-fillet-raw-kitchen.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
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