A long tradition of manual processing, combined with the high cost of automation, has kept Vietnamese pangasius processors from investing in automation and other processing technologies that could be used to utilize raw materials more efficiently. This, however, is beginning to change.

(pangasius-vietnam.com) In September 2013, the EU has passed the U.S. to be Vietnam’s biggest pangasius importer. If the region keeps the current growth in imports from Vietnam in the coming months, it will regain the first position among Vietnam’s pangasius buyers.

(pangasius-vietnam.com.vn) Over 12 years of remarkable development, Vietnamese pangasius industry hit a record high of 1.3 million MT of fish production in 2012, 650-fold higher than that reported in 2000; pangasius exports increased by 692 times to US$1.8 billion. Export markets for pangasius products expanded rapidly to 136 countries and territories. Pangasius became the fastest-growing sector with a few areas for farming activities but high yield. Land for pangasius production was 6,000 hectares, equal to 1 percent of that for shrimp cultivation.

The annual Groundfish Forum concluded today in Vienna, and as expected the global whitefish production estimates contained few surprises.

(vasep.com.vn) Mekong Fisheries Joint Stock Company (Mekongfish – HOSE code: AAM) has announced its business report in the third quarter and the first three quarters of 2013.

(pangasius-vietnam.com) In September 2013, Vietnamese pangasius exports to Spain reached US$5.8 million, up 39.2 percent from the compatible period of 2012. This was the second time since August 2013 that pangasius sales to this market report growth. However, with drop in the first consecutive seven months, the year-to-date export value decreased by 16.6 percent to US$56.7 million.

(pangasius-vietnam.com) Vinh Hoan Corporation is an integrated producer and exporter of frozen pangasius products with full control from farm to processing plants. Over 15-year development, the company’s integrated production chain guarantees stable, best controlled and costly efficient source of raw fish for processing.

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The company has earned over US$50

(vasep.com.vn) Through April 2014, fish farming area in An Giang province reached 946.51 hectares, down 3.3 percent year on year in which area for pangasius farming hit 529.58 hectares, down 1.32 percent.

(pangasius-vietnam.com) Through April 2014, Godaco Seafood Joint Stock Company (Godaco) earned US$18 million from pangasius exports, up 20 percent year on year. Shipments to the EU accounted for 60 of the total export value.

(vasep.com.vn) Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has approved the Decision on planning agricultural and rural sector in the Mekong Delta by 2020 with a vision towards 2030.

This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)number 225-14-0009 between the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), United States Department of Health and Human Services, is intended to improve interagency cooperation on food safety and fraud prevention and to maximize the effectiveness of personnel and resources related to examination and inspection of Siluriformes fish and fish products.