The current situation of pangasius catfish production and consumption in Tien Giang province

This study assesses the current situation of pangasius catfish production and consumption in Tien Giang province from 2019 to 2021. The study’s results show that the pangasius catfish farming area decreased from 584.28 ha in 2019 to 578.25 ha in 2021, the abandoned farming area increased, and the output of pangasius catfish decreased by 0.84% on average in the period from 2019 to 2021 in Tien Giang province. Pangasius catfish farmers in Tien Giang province suffered losses as the prices of input materials (seedlings, feed, aquatic drugs, etc.) increased while the price of pangasius catfish decreased, even below 20,000 VND/kg. Some pangasius catfish processing enterprises faced shortages of raw materials because some households stopped farming pangasius catfish. The export turnover of pangasius catfish decreased rapidly year by year, from 293.7 million USD in 2019 to 212.9 million USD in 2021. Based on the study’s results, some solutions and recommendations are proposed to improve the production and consumption of pangasius catfish in Tien Giang province.