Mekong Seafood Connection Co., Ltd (Meksea) is a member of Mekong Food Group (www.mekongfoodgroup.com) comprising of four members operating in four food – relating industries namely Seafood, Agricultural products, Fast food and Distribution.

Au Vung Seafood has been established and come for production since year 2005. The office and factories are located in Gia Rai town, Bac Lieu province, Viet Nam where is considered as center of shrimp farming. Since our both factories’ locations are not only among shrimp farming areas but also convenient for cross transporting between land- way and river- way, so materials shrimp gathering and distributing to the factories are much favorable.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In 2016, South Korea stayed as the 7th in volume and 12th (accounting for 2.4%) in value out of top shrimp importers in the world. From 2013 to 2016, the import volume of shrimp into South Korea increased continuously and peaked in 2016 with more than 83,000 MT. Demand for seafood, including shrimp in Korea, has been on the rise due to declining domestic fish production and the tendency to focus on healthy diets of its people.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has joined hands with other ministries and sectors to promote the export of agri-aquatic products to Australia.

Breeding shrimp together with other aquatic products is preventing disease without using chemicals and providing sustainable results for farmers in the central coastal province of Phu Yen.

The Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has received a document from the National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) affirming that Vietnam is able to meet all requirements in Australia’s new import conditions for processed shrimps.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In April 2017, Sao Ta Food Joint Stock Company (Fimex VN, FMC) processed 1,179 MT of frozen finished shrimp products, up from 868 MT in the same period last year.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently signed a decision to add three more products - brackish water shrimp, high-quality coffee and ginseng - to the list of national products.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) As of March 2017, Germany held as the third largest importing market of Vietnam shrimp in the EU, accounting for 3% of total shrimp export of Vietnam to markets. In Jan-Mar 2017, Vietnam’s shrimp exports to Germany reached US$18.4 million, down 22.8% over the same period in 2016.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In 2016, due to unfavorable weather and lack of raw materials, Minh Phu Seafood Corp. (MPC) was not able to achieve its business plan.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first three months of 2017, Vietnam’s shrimp exports continued the upward trend with the value of US$118.8 million, a year-on-year increase of 6.4%. In the period, the EU remained as the second largest importing market of Vietnam shrimp, accounting for 19.2% of Vietnam’s total shrimp exports.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to the International Trade Centre (ITC), shrimp imports into Japan in the last four years (2011-2015) tended to decrease.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Bac Lieu province is considered to be the second largest locality in Vietnam country in terms of farming area and output of shrimp. Particularly, in recent years, the province has developed a model of high-tech shrimp farming to become the centre of industrial shrimp farming in the country.

Vietnam aims to expand shrimp aquaculture on sandy land to 7,000 hectares by 2025, produce some 110,000 tonnes per crop, and ensure 70 percent of these areas have developed infrastructure, according to the Directorate of Fisheries at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) After a positive growth of 6.7% in 2016, Vietnam’s shrimp exports in the first 3 months of 2017 tended to level off with the value of US$618 million, equal to the same period last year.