(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Corporation Vietnam Fisheries (Seaprodex) has successfully got listed on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) of Hanoi Stock Exchange.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) After 3 years of implementing the restructuring plan in agriculture, the fishery industry has positive moves. The total seafood exports in 2016 amounted to over US$7 billion, up 7.3% on par with 2015. Despite a rise in exports, there were still challenges in the new year 2017.

The Saigon Trading Corporation (Satra) launched two convenience stores (Satrafoods) in the Mekong delta city of Can Tho on January 18 with a view of helping local customers to shop safe food.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In 2016, total fishery production in Ho Chi Minh city (Vietnam) estimated at 57,412.7 MT, up 3.3% over the previous year. Of that, aquaculture output amounted to 37,485 MT, up 10.6% (shrimp volume accounted for 37.3%, up 8.8%; the output of other seafood items took up 47.4%, up 35.6%); capture output hit at 19,927.8 MT, down 8.1% year on year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Vietnam), in 2016, despite difficulties, Vietnam’s capture volume still achieves positive results.

China’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) will adjust tariffs on a number of exports and imports.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On Dec 6th 2016, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) promulgated the Decision No. 4769/QĐ-BCT to approve the list of local prestigious exporters for 2015. Of that, there were 45 seafood companies.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On 30th Nov 2016, there were 88 enterprises gaining the national brand awarded by representatives of Vietnam Government and Ministry of Industry and Trade, including processed seafood products of HungHau Development Corporation (HungHau Holdings) named “Happy Food”.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) An Giang Agriculture and Foods Import Export Joint Stock Company (AFIEX) was established since 1990 with the charter capital of VND350 billion. It specializes in trading food, feed; producing, processing and preserving seafood products, etc.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In Oct 2016, capture output in Binh Thuan province (Viet Nam) amounted to 21,101 MT. The figure in Jan-Oct 2016 estimated at 174,801 MT, up 2.1% compared to the same period last year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Mekong Fisheries Joint Stock Company (Mekongfish Co.) announced its gross profit from sales of goods and services in QIII/2016 with VND5.3 billion, down from VND8.9 billion in the same period of 2015. The figure in Jan-Sep 2016 estimated at VND17.5 billion, down from VND24.1 billion in the same period of 2015.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) As of Oct 2016, Vietnam’s exports of 3 key items including shrimp, pangasius and tuna have increased slightly over the same period last year. However, due to difficulties in production of raw materials as well as strong competition in most major importing markets, Vietnam’s seafood exports haven’t marked a breakthrough.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the third quarter of 2016, net revenue from sales and services of Vietnam seaproducts - Joint stock corporation (Seaprodex) amounted to VND31.1 billion, sharply increasing by 287% compared with VND8.06 billion in the same period last year.

Vietnam’s agro-fishery-forestry exports to China hit 26.4 billion USD in the first 10 months of 2016, a rise of 6.3 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Until the end of September 2016, total surimi exports of Vietnam reached US$181.6 surimi million, down 16.6% from the same period last year. Vietnam exported surimi to 33 markets, 6 markets lower compared to the same period of 2015. Top 5 major markets including Japan, South Korea, EU, China and Taiwan accounted for 69% of total exports.