Themed "Reaching out to the great sea," the event on December 16 and 17 aimed to promote the image of the pangasius capital and honor veteran farmers, laying the foundation for Vietnam's billion-dollar export industry.
The festival includes trips to the farming area and a pangasius processing factory, conferences and seminars to discuss solutions for product development, scientific and technical application, and product quality improvement; events to honor farmers, businesses, researchers who have contributed to the industry; and other community activities.
After the opening night, the organizers released three tons of wild fish into local waterways as one of the measures to restore and regenerate aquatic resources in nature.
Participants had the opportunity to enjoy food, shop for pangasius products and many local specialties and visit traditional craft villages.
Duong Huynh from HCMC said she and her friends were quite excited when attending the festival, which recreated the image of the old Hong Ngu, where pangasius farming started with rustic stilt houses. From there, visitors can understand more about how fish export and processing plants have helped bring a prosperous life and create jobs for local people.
Pangasius is one of Vietnam's key exports with a turnover of more than US$2 billion per year, farmed mainly in the Mekong Delta. Vietnam's pangasius is exported to nearly 150 countries such as the U.S., China, Japan and countries in Europe and Southeast Asia.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in 2022, Vietnam is estimated to produce 27 billion pangasius fry; 3.8 billion pangasius fingerlings, a slight increase over last year. The area of commercial pangasius farming has reached about 5,500 hectares, the output reached 1.6 million tons.
Dong Thap alone provides 60% of the production of fingerlings in the West and nearly 35% of the commercial production of the Mekong Delta.
In addition to salmon, mackerel, catfish..., pangasius is a popular fish with many nutritional values in the delta. It contains a lot of omega-3, 6, 9, DHA and EPA, vitamin E which are beneficial for the heart, helps with brain development, and prevent aging. Protein in fish is usually easier to digest and absorb than animal meat. Pangasius fat contains a high percentage of unsaturated fatty acids. It does not contain cholesterol and does not cause weight gain.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's tuna exports reached around $84 million in March 2024, a 17% rise. Vietnam's total tuna export revenue for the first three months of 2024 was $215 million, up 19% from the same time in 2023 but down 17% from 2022. It is anticipated that tuna exports may miss the billion-dollar mark as in 2022 at this rate and the difficulties the business faces.
Vietnam raked in over US$200 million from exporting tuna to 86 markets worldwide during the first quarter of the year, representing a rise of 19% against the same period from last year.
Vietnam’s pangasius export to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reached more than 7 million USD in the first quarter of this year, a rise of 67% against the same period last year. UAE mainly imported frozen fillets from Vietnam.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to data from General Department of Vietnam Customs, the UK imported nearly $3 million worth of pangasius from Vietnam in the first half of March 2024. Cumulative pangasius exports to this market reached $12 million as of March 15, 2024, down 3% from the same period last year.
Total export revenue from agro-forestry-fisheries products in the first three months of this year is estimated at 13.53 billion USD, up 21.8% over the same period last year; and this results in a trade surplus of 3.36 billion USD, a rise of 96.5%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The southernmost locality is developing shrimp farming models that generate large outputs but are environment-friendly.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) An Giang province's aquaculture output is predicted to reach 172.3 thousand tons in the first quarter of 2024, up 6.37% (+10.3 thousand tons) from the same time the previous year.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to data from Vietnam Customs, as of March 15, 2024, Vietnam's cephalopod exports reached more than 109 million USD, a slight decrease of 3% compared to the same period in 2023. In the first quarter of this year, Vietnam's cephalopod exports are expected to reach about 136 million USD, down 2% over the same period last year.
(vasep.com.vn) According to statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC), Portugal is the 6th largest tuna importer in the EU. In 2023, the country's tuna imports from other countries increased by 9% compared to 2022, reaching nearly 241 million USD.
(vasep.com.vn) Vinh Hoan Corporation has just announced supplementary documents for the 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled to be held on April 17.
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