(vasep.com.vn) An Giang Fisheries Import Export Joint Stock Company (trade name: Agifish, stock code: AGF - HOSE) announced the Board of Directors’ Resolution in 2015.

(vasep.com.vn) According to Mr. Le Van Quang, Chairman of Minh Phu Seafood Corporation (MPC), in 2014, the company sold over 47,713 MT of shrimp abroad, earning US$ 730.4 million, up 22.9% by volume and 40.58% by value from the year 2013.

(vasep.com.vn) Board of Directors (BOD) of Vinh Hoan Corporation (VHC) approved to set up its branch in Singapore named Vinh Hoan Singapore Pte Ltd with charter capital of US$ 700,000 from VHC.

(vasep.com.vn) In 2014, Mekong Delta pangasius farms, which cover the total area of over 5,500 hectares, produced 1,116 MT of fish. After a drop in 2013, the area found its upturn from October 2014. The area and production has recovered to the level of 2013 year-end. Dong Thap and An Giang were provinces with largest amount produced, slightly lower, by 2% and 8%, respectively, comparing to in 2013. Hau Giang was the only province in Mekong Delta to reduce the farming area by 12% but production increased significantly, reaching 70,905 MT, reporting an increase of 102% compared to the same period in 2013.

(vasep.com.vn) Basing on data from General Customs for 11 months of 2014 and estimated value for exports in December 2014, VASEP gave the amount of US$ 7.92 billion as the expected value for total Vietnam seafood exports in 2014.

(vasep.com.vn) According to Mr. Quang Trong Thao, Deputy Director of Kien Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in 2014, brackish water shrimp was reared in the area of 90,563 hectares with the yield of 51,430 MT, up 9,452 MT equivalent to 22.5% up year on year. Intensive and semi-intensive shrimp farming area was 1,915 hectares. These farms produced 19,811 MT of shrimp, nearly all of them are whiteleg shrimp.

(vasep.com.vn) According to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Vu Van Tam, the objective of fisheries industry in 2015 is to increase annual export value by 10.7% to US$ 8.5 billion.

(vasep.com.vn) As of mid-December 2014, Khanh Hoa sent abroad 185 thousand MT of seafood products, yielding US$ 350 million.

(vasep.com.vn) Dong Thap province has issued an action plan to implement Decree No. 36 on farming, processing and export of pangasius to enhance the fish quality and sustainability.