(vasep.com.vn) Data from Vietnam Customs revealed that exports cephalopod from 1st January 2015 to 15th April 2015 worth US$ 12.19 million, down 31.4% year on year. EU with 11.7% of Vietnam’s total cephalopod exports is now the fourth-largest importing destination, after South Korea, Japan and ASEAN.

(vasep.com.vn) In QI/2015, cephalopod exports from Vietnam to the UK increased sharply compared with the previous years. Cumulative export value to this market rose 44.6% year-on-year, reporting the highest growth rate among EU markets.

(vasep.com.vn) In QI/2015, Vietnamese companies earned US$ 21.9 million from crab sales abroad, representing a 50.4% decrease from the previous quarter but also showing a 9.4% year on year growth.

(vasep.com.vn) Vietnam bivalve export in Q1/2015 totaled US$ 17 million, up 8.8% year on year.

(vasep.com.vn) Source from Sa Giang Import Export Corporation (Sagimexco) unveiled their expected total sales this year at VND 237 billion, up 11% year on year. Pre-tax profit will reach VND 23 billion, up 14%.

(vasep.com.vn) Total export value in the first two months of 2015 reached US$ 58 million, up 10% year on year.

(vasep.com.vn) Surimi exports in February 2015 worth US$ 14.2 million, up 22.4% year on year but down 45.3% month on month. Cumulative surimi exports in 2015 reached over US$ 40 million, up 14.1% year on year. This year, surimi exports from Vietnam to major markets grew well, except for EU and Taiwan. Exports to top 8 markets accounted for 98.6% of total exports from Vietnam, down from 96.9% of last year. Russia and China were markets with strongest growth, at 68.2% and 40.7%, respectively. Meanwhile South Korea, ASEAN and Japan are top surimi export markets.

Vietnam and the Philippines have launched a hotline to facilitate the timely exchange of information on fishing activities.

(vasep.com.vn) Vietnam National Seaproducts Corporation (Seaprodex) is going to organize a shareholders' meeting on 23rd March in Ho Chi Minh City.The company reported earning US$ 87 million from sales abroad (up 26%) in 2014.

(vasep.com.vn) Among 19 markets in EU, Spain became the 3rd largest market for cephalopod from Vietnam, from the previous 5th position.

Today, the Presidential Task Force on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Seafood Fraud, co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and State, released its action plan.

(vasep.com.vn) The year 2014 was not a good one for Vietnam cephalopod exports to Japan. However this market maintained its second largest importing market, after South Korea.

(vasep.com.vn) Setting the goal to supply 89,000 MT, fishermen in the province are financially supported when constructing new vessels.

(vasep.com.vn) Baseafood announced its seafood export turnover in 2014 reached US$ 31.39 million with volume of 8,231 tons.

(vasep.com.vn) EU has been a big exporter of Vietnam. With a strong growth at 107% year-on-year, Spain is the third biggest market for cephalopod from Vietnam.