VIETFISH is one of the leading seafood shows in the world and greatest in ASEAN. Every year, nearly 200 exhibiting companies and more than 16,000 visitors coming from all over the country and around the world attend VIETFISH.

According to C-Food International SAL (Off-Shore) representatives, the trademark “Siblou” is the ownership of C-Food International SAL (Off-Shore) and is registered as such in Vietnam and Iraq, However, it has come to their attention that counterfeit (fake) products using the “Siblou” trademark are being manufactured in and exported from Vietnam and sold in the Iraqi market and other markets. C-Food International SAL (Off-Shore) announced to take proper and severe actions against the manufacturers, exporters, importers, distributors and/or sellers of the abovementioned counterfeit products in any jurisdiction or market and/or any other person, party and/or entity involved in such counterfeit activity.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first 3 months of 2016, Vietnam’s export value of seafood totalled US$1.45 billion, up 6.4% compared to the same period last year. However, Vietnam seafood exporters had to face stiff competition on prices, trade barriers in large markets.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam seafood exports in February, 2016 reached US$337.2 million, down 2.9% compared to the same month of last year. Seafood exports in the first two months of 2016 valued at US$915.6 million, up 7.2% year on year. Market and main product structures are as follows:

Viet Nam’s seafood exports in January, 2016 amounted to US$578 million, increase 14.1% compared to the same month of last year. Market and main product structures are as follows:

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first 2 months of 2016, Vietnam’s exports of pangasius, shrimp, other finfish, crabs and other crustaceans posted a year-on-year growth.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the last months of 2015 and the early 2016, Vietnam bivalve mollusk exports reported the growth. Sales in Dec 2015 and Jan 2016 reported the year-on-year growth of 58.8% and 33.5%, respectively. However, the figure in Feb 2016 downed 21.8% and reached US$3.7 million.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to statistics from Vietnam customs, seafood exports to ASEAN countries in January-2016 is 35% higher than the last months of 2015. This reflects enterprises tend to boost exports to the market.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In January 2016, the total value of Vietnam seafood exports reached US$578.4 million, increase of 14.1%. Many businesses hope seafood exports will have a favourable year. However, this year while Vietnam step closer to the wide playing field of integration, seafood exports may encounter some presures.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to Vietnam customs statistics, Vietnam seafood exports to ASEAN reached US$499.2 million last year, increase of more than 10% than 2014. Vietnam’s seafood exports to ASEAN markets jumped last year but slid in other markets including the United States, the European Union (EU) and Japan.

On December 12th 2014, at Iris hotel, SGS Viet Nam hold the seminar on “Consumption Trends Of Large Export Markets For Fishery Products; Fishery Industry In The Future & Corporate Social Responsibility” in combination with the opening ceremony of SGS Can Tho Office.

(vasep.com.vn) In QIII/2014, Vietnam seafood exports continued their upward trend thanks to surge in both demand and supply. In QIII/2014, total export value reached US$ 2.2 billion, up 15%, making yearly accumulated export value to US$ 5.8 billion, up 21% year on year.

Seafood exports from the country during the current fiscal are likely to fall short of last year's performance due to worsening conditions in Europe and a bad vanammei crop.

The market share of U.S. exports of seafood to Ukraine in 2012 increased to about 25%. However, the leading supplier of these products in the Ukrainian market fishery remains Norway.

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is in the process of forming a group within NFI to compile all of the science related to CO and filtered wood smoke treatments for seafood.