(vasep.com.vn) In the time of a global economic slowdown, EU’s demand for goods is declining, however, during the recent years, Ukraine is becoming a new and potential market supported by high economic growth, fast development in heavy industry and national defence industry.

Argentina exported 186,653 tonnes of fish and shellfish between January and June 2013, a figure that shows a rise of 2 per cent compared to the same period in 2012, when 182,881 tonnes were shipped abroad.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed rules on Friday that would require food companies to verify that the products they import meet certain safety standards.

Japan joined the talks for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade arrangement on Tuesday by attending a meeting in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Japan is the 12th country to join the talks.

The export value of agro-forestry and fishery was estimated at US$2.39 billion in July, sending the total revenue to US$15.59 billion in the first seven months of 2013.

From now on, Honduras has tariff preferences for export to the European Union (EU) in the framework of the association agreement between Central America and the European bloc, which has just come into force.

The Food and Drug Administration has determined fees for the 2014 fiscal year for certain facility reinspections and penalties related to the Food Safety Modernization Act.

(vasep.com.vn) In the second quarter of 2013, Vietnam seafood exports erased the 5 percent decline of the previous quarter and started to recover thanks to higher global demand for seafood and increasing supply of raw material.

In reference to the announcement released on 29 April, 2013 regarding the first fishing season 2013. Copeinca successfully completed its first fishing season's quota.

Major seafood products farmed in southern provinces like tra fish and shrimps have been found containing no banned antibiotics lately, according to the southern unit of agro-forestry-fisheries quality.

(vasep.com.vn) According to the draft circular of Ministry of Finance (MOF) issued on Aug 12th 2013, some kinds of administrative fees paid by fish producers, exporters and importers may increased by 30 percent compared to current levels.

After a drop of 4.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2013, Vietnamese seafood exports in the second quarter started to recover with a growth of 4.5 per cent against the compatible period of last year, thanks to stronger demand from key importing markets, which led to higher prices for fishery products.

Drought has reduced the supply of product in some of China’s key freshwater regions, forcing up prices and leading local fish markets to consider whitefish alternatives.

Huge demographic change in rural China is set to lead to higher costs of seafood shipped from China and will create a need for scale to replace the smaller players who currently produce the vast bulk of China’s aquaculture output.

(vasep.com.vn) Business activity of many seafood enterprises reached deadlock due to many difficulties.