(seafood.com) The senate has adopted by voice vote an amendment to the farm bill that would eliminate the USDA catfish inspection program. The program, put in place in 2008 but never fully implemented, was a major threat to US consumers access to seafood. The intent of the sponsors in 2008 was to eliminate pangasius imports, along with imports of Ictalurus catfish, which is the only official species of catfish recognized by the US Congress out of 400 catfish species world wide, following lobbying by the catfish industry a decade ago.

(pangasius-vietnam.com) In January 2014, Cadovimex II Seafood Import-Export and Processing Joint Stock Company (Cadovimex II) exported 1,285 MT of pangasius products for US$3.5 million of revenue.

Hung Ca Co. Ltd said in April it

The catfish inspection program that has cost American taxpayers USD 30 million (EUR 21.9 million) without inspecting a single fish has survived yet another attempt to cut it from the federal budget.

Bianfishco has signed 20 export contracts

Tien Giang southern province has

(pangasius-vietnam.com) Hung Vuong Corporation (Hung Vuong Corp – HOSE code: HVG) expects to reach VND14,000 billion of net turnover and VND700 billion of profit before tax in 2014, according to a plan newly approved by the company's Administrative Council.

(NASS – USDA) Farm-raised catfish processed during May 2012 totaled 25.0 million pounds round weight, up 1 percent from May 2011. The average price paid to producers was $1.04 per pound for May 2012, down 12.9 cents from last month and 13.1 cents below a year ago.

U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) delivered the following statement on the floor of the U.S. Senate regarding opposing passage of the Farm Bill conference agreement.

Local selling price of raw pangasius

On the occasion of the fifth anniversary

Binh An Seafood Joint Stock Company

(IntraFish) The Norwegian fishing industry welcomed the news of a proposed increase in the cod quota for 2013.

(pangasius-vietnam.com) The Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Monitoring Service (Rosselhoznadzor) and Vietnam Embassy in Russia has recently held talks on imports and exports of seafood products between the two countries. Vietnam hoped that Russia would consider to loosen barriers against Vietnamese pangasius sales to this market.

Nam Viet Joint Stock Company (Navico)