Ca Mau targets annual seafood exports of $2.4 billion

Before the merger, the former Ca Mau province was the country’s leader in seafood exports, especially shrimp, with annual export turnover consistently exceeding $ 1 billion in recent years. Meanwhile, Bac Lieu province also reached nearly $ 1 billion, making a significant contribution to the nation’s total seafood export value.

Following the merger, the new Ca Mau province has not only expanded its shrimp farming scale but also elevated its development ambitions, aiming to build a national seafood hub with international competitiveness.

To achieve this goal, Ca Mau is focusing on planning raw shrimp farming areas that meet international standards, expanding organic, ecological, circular, and hi-tech shrimp farming models, gradually reducing small-scale, fragmented production, and increasing the share of products certified with high standards such as ASC, BAP, and GlobalGAP.

At the same time, the province is enhancing investment attraction into deep-processing facilities, logistics, and quality control centres; boosting trade promotion; and building the brand “Ca Mau Shrimp – Green, Clean, Sustainable” in major markets such as the US, Japan, the EU, and South Korea.

According to Chau Cong Bang, Deputy Director of Ca Mau’s Department of Agriculture and Environment, the $ 2.4 billion export target is not just an expectation but also a strong commitment to developing a modern, efficient seafood industry that adapts to climate change and meets the stringent requirements of today’s global markets.