(vasep.com.vn) Until September 2018, the total value of pangasius exports reached US$1.59 billion, with a rise of 22.6% compared to the same period last year. Especially for the 3rd quarter of 2018, pangasius exports to major markets witnessed positive changes.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first eight months of 2018, Vietnam’s total value of pangasius exports to Egypt reached US$24.2 million, up 34% over the same period last year. It remained as one of the three most important pangasius importing markets of Vietnamese pangasius in the Middle East.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) By the end of August 2018, Vietnam’s pangasius exports reached US$1.41 billion, up 21.7% over the same period last year. Thanks to the growth of the export value to some big markets such as China - Hong Kong, the U.S, the EU, ASEAN, UAE, Colombia, total export value exceeded expectations.

The US is the largest export market of Vietnam, with export turnover hitting 39 billion USD in the first ten months of 2018, representing a year-on-year increase of 12.8 percent.

Vietnamese tra fish quality compatibility may be approved by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) under the US Department of Agriculture, though an official announcement has yet to be released, according to Truong Dinh Hoe, general secretary of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

The domestic fishing industry should promote production of tra fish and shrimp by the end of this year to take advantage of the export potential of both commodities on the world market, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Vietnam earned 369.1 million USD from exporting tra fish to the US in the first nine months of this year, up 42.9 percent year-on-year.

Tra fish export value is expected to exceed 2 billion USD this year, higher than the industry’s target, according to experts.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first seven months of 2018, Vietnam’s pangasius exports totaled US$1.198 billion, up 19.3% over the same period last year. In particular, the export value to the three largest markets including China - Hong Kong, the U.S and the EU posted the positive growth.

This is the presentation of Dr. Paul Steinar Valle from Kontani, Norway in the Conference “Pangasius development in trade war” in the framework of Vietfish 2018.

This is the presentation of Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Duy from Nha Trang University, Vietnam in the Conference “European seafood production and markets” in the framework of Vietfish 2018

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first 6 months of this year, UAE has replaced Saudi Arabia in the top 8 importing markets of Vietnamese pangasius. During this period, Vietnam’s pangasius exports to this market has achieved three-digit growth compared to last year.

(Vasep.com.vn) For the first 8 months, Vinh Hoan Corporation 's export value was US$241 million, up 19% over the same period last year.

Next week, FSIS will publish in the Federal Register three proposed rules to list Vietnam, China, and Thailand as foreign countries eligible to export Siluriformes fish and fish products to the United States.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first five months of 2018, Vietnam’s pangasius exports to Brazil reached US$34.1 million, down 31.9% over the same period last year. Th country was a potential importing market of Vietnamese pangasius in 2017 and expected to continue in the second half of 2018.