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(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Due to natural conditions, most Middle Eastern countries do not produce agricultural products, including seafood, so there is a great demand for shrimp and catfish products, canned tuna, sardines, mackerel and dried fish.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Over the past 20 years, ASEAN has been a major seafood trading partner of Vietnam. According to statistics of Vietnam Customs, ASEAN is always put in the top 10 leading seafood importing markets of Vietnam. Vietnam's total seafood export turnover to ASEAN has increased by nine times after 23 years that Vietnam became a membership of the block. In the coming time, exports to the region expected to hit US$1 billion thanks to favorable geographical, cultural and economic conditions.

The two German global market leaders will combine their strengths to offer the Australian and New Zealand markets the latest technology and market leading service. Güntner, renowned manufacturer of heat exchangers for refrigerating and air conditioning applications, and compressor specialist BITZER signed an exclusive long-term distribution contract. Both companies’ customers will benefit from the close cooperation between Güntner and BITZER, who look back on a long-standing business relationship.

After a long period of decline, the last two years have seen an increase in output of giant river prawns in the Mekong Delta.

Building national trademarks for tra fish and shrimp was the highlight of a conference of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Processors and Exporters (VASEP) held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 12.

China is projected to become Vietnam’s leading seafood importer from this year’s second quarter with growth of 37 percent, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first 3 months of 2018, total seafood exports of Vietnam touched 1.8 billion USD, up 17% year on year in which sales of shrimp, pangasius, tuna reported the increase. Seafood exports to Japan, the US, the EU reported the growth of 8.2%, 4.3% and 2.1%, respectively.

Vietnam earned some 2.4 billion USD from exporting aquatic products in the first four months of 2018, representing a year-on-year rise of 13 percent.

Capture fishery production is projected to increase by just one percent through the year 2025, due to the fact that most of the world’s marine capture fisheries are fully fished and therefore have no potential for increasing production, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Below is general situation of world fish stocks monitored by FAO

The development of green economic models on islands could help ensure sustainable residency and livelihoods, an expert has suggested.

Vietnam’s export of aquatic products is forecast to top 8.5 billion USD next year, up nearly 3 percent from 2017, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP).

John Swire & Sons Ltd (Swire) and Emergent Cold announced they have signed a Sale and Purchase agreement to sell Swire Cold Storage Pty Ltd and Swire Cold Storage Vietnam to Emergent Cold. Both cold storage businesses have been sold as a going concern and all assets, including customer and employee contracts, warehouses and land will be transferred to the new ownership. The transaction completed on December 22, 2017. Further details of the transaction were not disclosed

Vietnam’s seafood export turnover is expected to reach 8.3 billion USD this year, posting an 18 percent increase over 2016, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).