Vietnam has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over anti-dumping measures the United States has imposed on Vietnam’s exports of fish fillets, according to announcements from Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade and the WTO.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) As of 15th Oct 2017, Vietnam’s pangasius exports to Brazil totaled US$79.6 million, up 66.2% over the same period last year. This is considered as one of the potential importing markets of Vietnam with the good growth. In particular, in September 2017, exports to the market hit US$6.73 million, up 103.3% over the same period last year. Sales to the market reached the highest growth in the first three quarters of this year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first nine months of 2017, Vietnam’s pangasius exports increased by 5.8% over the same period last year to eye US$1.3 billion, however, sales to the U.S and the EU were down.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first 9 months of 2017, Vietnam’s pangasius exports to Saudi Arabia reached US$40.48 million, up 4% over the same period last year. In 2017, Saudi Arabia was put in top 4 "alternative importing markets" of Vietnam with the good growth, which helped to offset the decline in sales to the EU and U.S.

The project - ESTABLISHING A SUSTAINABLE PANGASIUS SUPPLY CHAIN IN VIETNAM (SUPA) - supported 225 pangasius producers, processors, and farms to obtain resource efficiency and sustainable certification which strengthened exports and reduced CO2 emissions by 21 000 tonnes annually

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) As of July 2017, Vietnam’s pangasius exports totaled US$1 billion, up 8.2% over the same period last year. Out of top 10 major importing markets, despite the year-on-year fall of 23.5% of exports to the EU, shipments to some potential markets such as Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Saudi Arabia experienced the positive growth.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first half of this year, the Netherlands remained as the largest buyer of Vietnam pangasius in the EU, accounting for 2.7% of Vietnam’s total pangasius exports. This is also the largest importer of Vietnam’s value added pangasius.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first half of 2017, Vietnam’s pangasius exports totaled US$836.4 million, down 0.3% from a year before. Exports to main markets such as the U.S and the EU showed the decline, therefore, companies shifted to other big potential markets such as China, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Saudi Arabia. In QII/2017, Vietnam’s pangasius production had stabilized, the price of raw pangasius slowed down after the surge in April 2017.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In August 2017, Vietnam’s pangasius export value to China was double that to the U.S. Thus, China - Hong Kong became the largest importer of Vietnam pangasius in the first 8 months of this year with the value of US$247.4 million, accounting for 21.3% of the total export value, up 43.9% over the same period last year.

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A fair introducing products made from tra fish (pangasius) and seafood kicked off at the Hanoi-based Agricultural Exhibition Centre on October 6.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The U.S. DOC has issued its preliminary determination in the 12th administrative review of the antidumping case on Vietnamese fish fillets, levying a punitive duty rate of $2.39/kg on all Vietnamese fish exporters that shipped during POR 13.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Pangasius exports to the United States declined in the first quarter due to a shortage of raw materials, but recovered in the second quarter with an 8.4% increase thanks to rising demand and the increase in raw material supply. Vietnam pangasius exports to the market is still steady after August 2, 2017, when all batches of products of Siluriformes fish that are to be shipped to the United States will have to undergo food safety tests.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Reaching out to new markets has always been prioritized in the development strategy of International Development & Investment Corporation (IDI).

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) From 5 first partners in 1998, by 2016, Vinh Hoan Corp had nearly 300 partners from more than 40 countries around the world.