(vasep.com.vn) Farmers in An Giang province are developing 315 hectares of pangasius farming area under international standards i.e. GlobalGAP, ASC.

(vasep.com.vn) Through May 2014, total pangasius sales by TG Fishery Holdings Corporation (TG Corp) were up 30 percent year on year.

(vasep.com.vn) Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in coordination with Ministry of Industry and Trade and Vietnam Trade Office in Belgium is implementing the project of setting up the distribution center and auction platform for Vietnamese pangasius in EU.

The Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced its decision to set a preliminary adjustment on the duty imposed on certain frozen pangasius fillets imported from Vietnam in its the tenth antidumping duty administrative reviews (POR10) from August 1, 2012 to July 31, 2013. Accordingly, despite lower duty rate, it still caused obstacles to Vietnamese pangasius exporters.

The Mekong Delta will not build more plants to process frozen tra fish fillets by 2020, said Nguyen Thanh Tung, head of the Vietnam Institute of Fisheries Economics and Planning on July 10.

(vasep.com.vn) Through June 2014, To Chau JSC in southern Dong Thap province registered its pangasius sales of US$10 million in which exports to EU made up 60 percent of its total export turnover.

(vasep.com.vn) At a meeting in Can Tho city on July 10, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) introduced its plan on pangasius production and consumption in the Mekong Delta. Accordingly, by 2020, farmers can earn profit of VND1,000 – 1,500 per kilogram. Pangasius export turnover targets to hit VND1,200 – 1,800 billion by 2015 and VND1,600 – 2,400 billion by 2020.

A recently released report on US farm-raised catfish paints a grim portrait on the industry overall, but also a few bright spots, reports South East Farm Press.

An Giang province is expected to

(vasep.com.vn) Vinh Long province has 90.65 hectares of aquaculture area meeting international standards i.e. GlobalGAP, ASC and BMP and domestic standard (VietGAP), according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

(vasep.com.vn) Through June 2014, Dai Thanh Seafoods Co., Ltd (DATHACO) exported over US$28 million of pangasius, up 19 percent year on year.

(pangasius-vietnam.com) With per-capita income ranking 13th in the world, Mexico is one of the steady markets for pangasius from Vietnam. Before 2006, Vietnamese pangasius was not much popular to Mexican consumers. This kind of fish is now appearing in most of big supermarkets in the country such as Walmart, Costco, Chedraui, Superama, Soriana…

(vasep.com.vn) Ben Tre Aquaproduct Import and Export JSC. (AQUATEX BENTRE, HOSE: ABT) posted its net profit of VND20.55 billion in Q.II/2014, up 17 percent year on year.