(vasep.com.vn) Recently, People's Committee of Vinh Long has approved the project on fish farming in paddy fields period 2014 - 2015, with total budget of nearly VND 2 billion. In the past 2 months, Vinh Long agricultural authorities has supported 330,000 farmers with fish fingerlings to develop fish farming project in rice fields.

(vasep.com.vn) In 2015 and 2016, pangasius farming area in Mekong Delta will be narrowed down but production and exports to increase.

(vasep.com.vn) On 24th September 2014, National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (under Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) required pangasius processors for exports to update provisions for labeling, water contents and glazing rate.

(vasep.com.vn) In 8 initial months of 2014, Seafood Import Export And Processing Joint Stock Company (Cadovimex II) earned US$ 30 million from pangasius exports. From now till the end of the year, Cadovimex II accelerates pangasius to get US$ 20 million, driving all year export turnover to reach US$ 50 million.

The Hung Vuong Joint Stock Company plans to build a US$30-million seafood processing plant in Russia, beginning early next year, reported Dien dan Doanh nghiep (The Business Forum) online.

(vasep.com.vn) Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has approved to adopt a plan on pangagius farming and processing in Mekong Delta by 2020.

From 6th to 8th August 2014, the SWITCH-Asia Project "Establish a sustainable pangasius supply chain in Vietnam" (SUPA) has participated to the "Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition (Vietfish 2014)", with its booth broadcasting information regarding activities and outcomes of the project to enterprises in the pangasius supply chain.

(vasep.com.vn) According to Vietnam General Customs, pangasius exports to Thailand reached US$ 27.98 million, up 40% year on year, making it the largest pangasius importer in ASEAN. Since the beginning of the year, pangasius exports has had positive growth.

(vasep.com.vn) From 12th September 2014, pangasius exporters must register for their contracts with Vietnam Pangasius Association. Until 31st May 2015, files include registration form issued by Vietnam Pangasius Association, notarized copy of certificates for food safety and hygiene and notarized copy of contracts.

(vasep.com.vn) Hung Vuong Corporation (HVG) is expected to export more 7,000-8,000 MT of pangasius fillets to Russia by the end of 2014.

(vasep.com.vn) Vinh Hoan Corporation (VHC) announced its sales abroad in 8 initial months of 2014. It reached US$ 144 million, up 12% year on year.

(vasep.com.vn) Saigon Aquatic Products Trading Company (APT Co) has signed a contract to sell marine fish products with its own brand name in South Korea. It is also producing more value-added products like seafood rolling spring, shrimp dumpling, dried yellow stripe trevally and red tilapia to export to the EU, Japan, and South Korea. These are key items to bring the company high profits in sales.

The decision of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to replace Bangladesh with Indonesia as the sole benchmark country to calculate the anti-dumping tax for Vietnam’s pangasius fish is unfair and biased, said Luong Thanh Nghi, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 21.

(vasep.com.vn) In March 20th, 2013, representatives from 16 pangasius companies subjected to the antidumping duty on frozen pangasius fillets gathered and reached an agreement to sue the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) over the Court of International Trade (CIT), according to Truong Dinh Hoe, General Secretary of Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

The 77 cent average duty applied to non-exempt Vietnamese pangasius exporters in the final US Dept. of Commerce ruling was the result of successful lobbying by the Catfish farmers of America.