Pangasius production in Brazil is expected to grow between 10-20 percent in 2021, helped by demand for fresh product, according to aquaculture producers trade association Peixe BR.
Brazil imports more than 50,000 metric tons of frozen pangasius fillets annually, mainly from Asia. Brazilian production, however, reached around 5,000 metric tons in 2020.
This may not seem much, but it is worth remembering that at the start of 2018 Brazil produced only 200 metric tons a year of pangasius, meaning production has increased 25 times in just three years.
