Vietnam is weighing whether to send a harsh letter to Secretary of State John Kerry and farm bill conferees threatening a World Trade Organization case over a catfish inspection program.

(vasep.com.vn) In October 2013, An Giang province exported 14 thousand MT of seafood, worth US$32.3 million, up 9.7 percent in volume and 12.8 percent in value over a month ago.

(pangasius-vietnam.com) Hung Vuong Corporation (Hung Vuong Corp) is completing procedures to sell 30 million of newly issued shares to its Singaporean strategic partner.

Seafood consumption in the United States continued its seven-year decline, according to the National Fisheries Institute, a seafood industry trade association, but the effect on restaurants might be limited.

(pangasius-vietnam.com) At present, pangasius production is facing with difficulties because of financial troubles. Pangasius feed spending is so high while there was no rise in raw fish price. The first-grade pangasius stood at VND23,000 per kilogram. In this context, the Cho Moi Fishery Cooperative predicts a 60-percent lower production in 2014.

Since late 2008 despite many difficulties

(vasep.com.vn) In recent time, Vietnam seafood exports to European countries were affected by credit tightening policy in the region, however, after European Seafood Exposition 2012 in Brussels-Belgium, export outlook to the region is brighter.

(pangasius-vietnam.com) SUPA study gathered of market feedback and perceptions of certified and non-certified farmed Vietnamese Pangasius from the European retail sector, particularly from companies who buy and sell farmed seafood.

In the first six months of 2009 farmers

(pangasius-vietnam.com) Vietnam developed a draft decree on pangasius production and export with an aim to build up the fish industry under specific conditions. Accordingly, Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) was asked to collect from all relevant regulatory agencies and other stakeholders in the industry (including farmers, processors, exporters, associations and organizations) recommendations on the Decree, which was then submitted to be approved by the government.

Prices for single frozen pollock blocks from the US are now around the same price as double frozen blocks from China, creating a very tough climate for Chinese processors, sources told Undercurrent News.

(pangasisus-vietnam.com) With a population of approximately 80.2 million inhabitants based on a census taken in 2011, the country wide consumption of seafood in Germany is an estimated 1,194,980 metric tons. Despite a drop in population this still ranks Germany as the 5th largest consumer of fish and seafood in Europe.

Twenty eight cooperative projects between Wallonie-Bruxelles and Vietnam will be implemented in 2013-2015 with total investment capitalisation of US$4.5 million.