Tra fish exports to U.S. grow strongly
Update: (9/16/2012)
Vietnam’s tra fish exports to the U.S. rose by 35% year-on-year as of August 15, while exports to the European Union (EU) market fell sharply, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) reports.
Warming up to frozen fish
Update: (8/20/2012)
Recession is good news for the frozen food category — the tougher the economy gets, the more consumers turn their backs on fresh products in favor of comparably cheaper frozen foods.
Raw pangasius price is on uptrend
Update: (8/20/2012)
The price of raw pangasius are increasing to VND22,000 – 23,000 per kilogram after a month of standing at around VND20,000 per kilogram. Rise in fish price may lead to higher price of pangasius fingerlings that encourages fish hatcheries to produce more fingerlings for commercial fish farming in the first months of 2013.
Policy to help pangasius and shrimp farmers
Update: (8/10/2012)
Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has sent the Prime Minister a report on pangasius production and suggested some timely policies to help developing fishery industry.
Tra Exporters Agree to Floor Price
Update: (8/2/2012)
Leading tra fish exporters agreed to levy a minimum price of $2-2.2 per pound on shipments to the US for the remaining months of the year in a move to ensure fair competition and regain value for Vietnamese tra fish, according to the Vietnamese Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP)
Policy to help pangasius and shrimp farmers
Update: (8/2/2012)
Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has sent the Prime Minister a report on pangasius production and suggested some timely policies to help developing fishery industry.
U.S. importers unsure about pangasius supply
Update: (7/26/2012)
It cracked the Top 10 per-capita seafood consumption list a few years ago, marking its rise in popularity, but pangasius is still working on becoming a marquee fish due to its lack of solid name recognition and continuing fallout from its bad press over the fight with domestic catfish
Seafood export target raised amidst hardships
Update: (7/19/2012)
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has revised the seafood export turnover target for 2012 from US$6.5 billion to US$6.8 billion, regardless of financial distress faced by seafood traders, widespread diseases and shrinking export markets.
Mekong Delta tra fish exports keep rising
Update: (7/9/2012)
The Mekong Delta has exported an additional 26,000 tonnes of tra fish, raising the total volume of exports since the beginning of the year to 287,000 tonnes, worth 862 million USD.
VND4,400 billion bailout package to “save” pangasius sector
Update: (6/25/2012)
To ease hardship for pangasius farmers and processors, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is expected to petition the Prime Minister for approval of two stimulus packages of VND4,400 billion for pangasius production and trade.
Climate Change and Fishing in the Pacific
Update: (6/25/2012)
Fifteen countries and territories are meeting in Noumea this week to discuss how climate change will affect Pacific fisheries and how they can ensure fishing and aquaculture will continue contributing to their food security, livelihoods and community development.