2007 saw increasing improvements

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(fis.com) Louisiana’s catfish industry, hurt by cheap imports and expensive feed, is shrinking. Feed costs have soared in recent years as grain was diverted to ethanol. And federal budget tightening has killed several attempts to help catfish producers.

(vasep.com.vn) The National Agro Forestry Fisheries Quality Assurance (NAFIQAD) has recently sent an official letter to require the State Committee of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine (under the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine) to take into consideration seafood imports from some Vietnam companies.

(vasep.com.vn) At VIETFISH 2012, more Asia and Middle East customers visited Cuu Long Fish Import – Export Corporation (CLPANGAFISH CORP) than European. However, at the show this year, the company signed some contracts.

(VOV) Russia will reduce import taxes on some Vietnamese goods by 30-50 percent under its new tariffs and quotas commitments after joining the WTO in December last year. Russia considers FTA with Vietnam a breakthrough in ASEAN

Catfish growers in the United States had sales of 342 million dollars during 2013, up 1 percent from 341 million dollars the previous year. The top four States (Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas) accounted for 94 percent of the United States total sales.

(vasep.com.vn) Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has recently approved the Planning on the development of Agricultural sector in Mekong Delta by 2020 and vision towards 2030 in the context of climate change.

(vasep.com.vn) Through February 2014, Alaska pollock continues to be the most imported fish into South Korea. Pangasuis and catfish ranked second and tilapia slid to the third position.

Seafood exports of HAPU valued at

(pangasius-vietnam.com) To survive in the current tough time, small pangasius farmers are required to operate under cooperatives.

Agriculture and Rural Development

(pangasius-vietnam.com) Vietnamese Prime Minister has recently approved the project on “Establishing a Sustainable Pangasius Supply Chain in Vietnam”, which is funded by the EU under its Switch-Asia Program. The project is run by the Vietnam Cleaner Production Centre (VNCPC).

(pangasius-vietnam.com) Through April 18, 2014, processing companies have bought first-grade pangasius at VND25,000 – 25,500 per kilogram. With this price level, fish farmers earn the profit of VND2,000 each kilogram.

(pangasius-vietnam.com) Traceability is an important requirements of consumers, international organizations and importing countries in the world in terms of collection and diffusion of information on the origin of seafood products they consume. Vietnamese pangasius producers early acknowledged advantages of the traceability system and most of them apply the documentary traceability system in their production chain.