(vasep.com.vn) In the first eight months of 2012, Quy Nhon Frozen Seafoods Joint Stock Company (Seaprodex F16) shipped more shrimp products to new foreign markets, boosting its overall export volume and value by 20 percent to 800 MT and US$5 million compared to the same time of last year.

(Vietnam News Brief) Hung Vuong Group, Vietnam’s leading pangasius fish exporter, has spent VND74 billion ($3.56 million) on buying Viet Dan Seafood Feed Factory from Dong Thap Seafood Import Export and Processing JSC.

(vasep.com.vn) From January to August 2012, Hasa Seafood Corporation (Hasaco) saw drop of 10 percent in pangasius export to the EU. Beside this destination, the company sold fish products to some martkets in Asia and South Africa, so less fish sales in the EU did not affected heavily to business of the company.

(vasep.com.vn) In July 2012, Gepimex 404 exported 844 MT of seafood products to earn US$1.6 million. In which, the company exported directly 675 MT of seafood and 169 MT of entrusted export.

(vasep.com.vn) Minh Phu Seafood Corporation (Minh Phu Seafood Corp) exported 20,539 MT of seafood products and generated US$241.2 million in the first eight months of 2012. The figures were up 27.65 percent in volume and 23.91 percent in value over the corresponding period of 2011.

(vasep.com.vn) Between January and August 2012, Khanh Sung Co., Ltd (Khanh Sung Seafood) sold less shrimp products abroad, so the company aims to enhance its export of this item in the last quarter of this year, said Tran Van Tuan, Khanh Sung’s director.

(vasep.com.vn) In late July 2012, Saota Foods Joint Stock Company (Fimex VN) kicked off shrimp farming project under microbiological techniques in the area of 6 hectares with an aim to reach high-yield production of free disease whiteleg shrimp.

(vasep.com.vn) Brazil’s Department of Inspection of Products Originated from Animals (DIPOA) under Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) has announced on its official website the newly updated list of seafood processing facilities allowed to export products to the country, said Vietnam’s National Agro Forestry Fishieries Quality Assurance (NAFIQAD).

(vasep.com.vn) In September 14th 2012, the Government of Vietnam has issued the Decree No. 69/2012/NĐ-CP (NĐ 69) amending and supplementing the Clause 3, Article 2 of Decree No. 67/2011/NĐ-CP which stipulated specifically and guided the implementation of some Articles of environment protection law. The Decree will come into effect from November 15th 2012.

(vasep.com.vn) As result of downward trend in some foreign markets, Hoang Lai Group faced fewer orders on cold stores hiring for conservation of pangasius products in the first eight months of 2012. The company is finding more contracts to fulfill the empty stores.

(vovnews.vn) A delegation from the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) of the European Commission is in Vietnam to work on the national control systems that ensure food safety for seafood destined for exports to the EU.

(vasep.com.vn) Currently, Hoang Lai Im-Ex Joint Stock Company (Hoang Lai Im-Ex JSC) traded only roasted rolled squid products to Singapore and Malaysia. However, the company earned less because it had to spend much money to buy raw material while there was no change in export price.

(vasep.com.vn) Vinh Hoan Corporation has received ASC Certificate for Tan Hoa farm on September 11th 2012, establishing itself as the first ASC certified Pangasius farm in Vietnam.

(VASEPNews) In the first seven months of 2012, Minh Phu Seafood Corporation (Minh Phu Seafood Corp) exported 17,867 MT of shrimp products for total revenue of US$211.86 million. The figures rose by 32.66 percent in volume and 30.61 percent in value from the same time last year. Minh Phu Seafood Corp still ranked the first place among seafood exporters in Vietnam.

(vasep.com.vn) In the first half of 2012, Binh Long Company Limited (Bilofish) kept its pangasius export to Middle East stable. Fish sales to this destination started to soar up since July. Middle East market represented a 70 percent proportion of the company’s total earnings from pangasius export.