(TheFishSite News Desk) Global food prices measured by the FAO Food Price Index fell three points or 1.4 per cent from March to April 2012 but seem to have stabilised at a relatively high level of 214 points, FAO said.

Currently there has been recovering

Vietnam seafood exports have achieved over US$ 1.3 billion, showing a 15 percent growth from that of the same period of 2011. For the first time, black tiger shrimp exports declined in 3 consecutive months while whiteleg shrimp exports showed its strengths; seafood exports to EU market reduced which made seafood enterprises shift to Asian market; production cost climbed up; capitals and raw material for seafood production and processing was insufficent; policies and procedures were unfavourable. It is an overview of Vietnam seafood exports in the quarter I/2012.

In September 2009 Faquimex was successful

(vasep.com.vn) In the first three months of 2012, Vietnam mollusk exports achieved over US$130 million, up 19.9 percent from that of the same period of 2011. In which, cephalopod (squid and octopus) exports occupied 87 percent of total mollusk export value with US$113.3 million and marking 25.4 percent growth over 2011.

(SeafoodSource) The ongoing economic and financial crisis in Europe is affecting the global seafood demand with exporters turning to new markets in Asia... 
“There has been a drop in quantity as well as in dollar value,” said Nair who is in Brussels to take part in the European Seafood Exposition.

(IntraFish) Russia has agreed to slash the import duty on cod and haddock from its former 10 percent to a current level of 5 percent and to extend its duty-free import regime for chilled capelin and pollock.