What is the price of flat fish per kilogram/pound in Vietnam today?
The retail price range for Vietnam flat fish is between US$ 5.87 and US$ 17.60 per kilogram or between US$ 2.66 and US$ 7.98 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of flat fish in Vietnam
The retail price range in Dong for flat fish is between VND 146,655.00 and VND 439,965.00 per kilogram or between VND 66,510.20 and VND 199,530.61 per pound(lb) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Vietnam flat fish is between US$ 4.11 and US$ 12.32 per kilogram or between US$ 1.86 and US$ 5.59 per pound(lb).
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Vietnam Flat Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Flat Fish from Vietnam over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2013, the price was 2.00 US dollars per kg, and by 2020, it had dropped to 1.92 US dollars per kg. The lowest price was recorded in 2019, when it was 1.43 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price of Flat Fish from Vietnam will continue to decrease in the coming years. We can predict that the export price per kilogram of Flat Fish from Vietnam in 2023 will be around 1.30 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, it will be around 1.17 US dollars per kg.Vietnam Flat Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Flat Fish into Vietnam has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2013, the price was $2.00, but by 2020, it had dropped to $1.92. This represents a decrease of 4.0% over the five-year period. The lowest price was recorded in 2019, when the price was $1.43, representing a decrease of 28.5% from the 2013 price. The highest price was recorded in 2014, when the price was $4.67, representing an increase of 133.5% from the 2013 price. Looking ahead, we can expect the price of Flat Fish to remain relatively stable, with a predicted price of $1.86 in 2023 and $1.90 in 2024.Export values for Vietnam flat fish
The total values in export for flat fish in Vietnam were US$ 115, US$ 620, US$ 531 and US$ 553 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Vietnam flat fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Vietnam shipped 387 tonnes of flat fish. For 2019 alone, the demand for Vietnam flat fish (fish category) has increased, changing by 15.179 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, flat fish's exports grew by 38.71 percent earning the exporter US$0.55m for the year 2019. Vietnam's flat fish exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Catharidae" (excluding halibut "Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus and Hippoglossus stenolepis", plaice "Pleuronectes platessa", sole "Solea spp." and turbot "Psetta maxima") (HS code 030229)
- Frozen flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae" (excluding halibut, plaice, sole and turbot) (HS code 030339)
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Vietnam flat fish export values
In 2019, Vietnam supplied flat fish costing 0.55m USD, an improvement of 3.58% from 2018's total flat fish export of 0.531m USD. The annual increase in value of Vietnam flat fish between 2017 to 2018 was -14.355 percent.
The per year variation in the quantity of Vietnam's flat fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was 38.71 pc when compared to a variation of 15.179% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Vietnam's portion of the world's total flat fish's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 54 in world exports of flat fish.
Export markets for Vietnam flat fish ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Vietnam is a net importer of flat fish. The annual growth of Vietnam flat fish in value between 2015 to 2019 was 153%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was %, per annum.
Vietnam brought in 1,299 tonnes of flat fish in 2019.