(vasep.com.vn) Pangasius harvest in the first two months of 2015 was estimated at over 103,000 MT, slightly down from last year’s.

(vasep.com.vn) According to the Vietnam Customs, pangasius exports in January 2015 reached US$ 137.89 million, down 12.2% year on year.

(vasep.com.vn) ASC certified pangasius products has created better image for pangasius in the mind of German consumers.

(vasep.com.vn) In 2014, pangasius sales continued to be overwhelmed by shrimp: The proportion of pangasius was 22 percent out of total seafood sales from 26 percent in 2013.

(vasep.com.vn) Vietnam pangasius exports to Mexico in 2014 valued around US$ 115.24 million, up 17.1% year on year. Among main pangasius import markets of Vietnam, this rate is fairly high.

(vasep.com.vn) Source from Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) revealed that aquaculture production estimated at 186,000 MT in the first month of 2015, up 1.8% year-on-year.

(vasep.com.vn) In 2014, exports to this market reached US$ 136.57 million, up 9.4% year on year.

(vasep.com.vn) Up to now, all pangasius ponds in the province have been clarified to farm the fish for trading; 132 ponds with the areas of 295.5ha are granted identification number, accounting for 68.7% of the total area of the province.

(vasep.com.vn) Pangasius farming areas of the province from early 2014 to 5th January 2015 are 2016.64 hectares.

(vasep.com.vn) The company earned US$ 52 million from pangasius exports in 2014, up 15% year on year in both export value and volume. The company mainly exported pangasius to North America and South America.

(vasep.com.vn) During these years, Vietnam tilapia exports have been growing. The beginning of 2004 reported tilapia exports at US$ 1.946 million. After 10 years,tilapia exports reached US$ 27 million, up 180% from 2013.

(vasep.com.vn) In 2013, Alaskan pollock was the 5th most consumed in the US, followed by pangasius. This year, price for frozen pangasius was higher than Alaska pollock.

(vasep.com.vn) Positive signals have been seen in pangasius production in vertical link after 5 months of implementation. The first pilot project in Mekong Delta showed positive signals.

(vasep.com.vn) On 9th January 2015, the ship named MTNOLOWATI (Singapore) landed in Saigon Petro Port in Can Tho received 5,000 MT of biodiesel from Thuan An Production Trading and Service Co.Ltd (Tafishco).

On the last day of 2014, at the regular meeting of government, the new regulation on ice glazing of 10 percent and 83 percent humidity on exported pangasius products under Decree of No. 36, effective on January 1 2015 was decided to delay untill next year 2016 by the government.