(vasep.com.vn) In the period of 2011 - 2012, Vietnam cephalopod exports to Russia saw ebbs and flows and export price of Vietnam was lower than other suppliers to Russia.

(vasep.com.vn) Agricultural products from Vietnam to South Korea like coffee, rubber and seafood are facing tough competition from other supplying countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia and Myanmar. This information was revealed by Le An Hai, Deputy Head of Asia-Pacific Market Department under the Ministry of Trade and Industry at the conference entitled “ASEAN – South Korea Free Trade Agreement: Opportunities for Vietnam agricultural products exported to South Korea” hold on October 4th, 2013, in Ho Chi Minh City.

(IntraFish) A news report on the safety of US shrimp imports originally scheduled to air Wednesday night on ABC news channels in the United States that but cut from the show and rescheduled for Thursday, has once again been rescheduled, Gavin Gibbons of the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) told IntraFish on Friday. Gibbons said he does not know when the show has been rescheduled to air.

(vasep.com.vn) In the mid November 2013, in Ca Mau province, the price of black tiger shrimp sized 20 pieces per kilogram was VND290,000 per kilogram, up VND10,000/kg over the previous week. Shrimp with size 30 pcs/kg was priced at VND230,000/kg (up VND5,000/kg) and VND205,000/kg for size of 40 pcs (up VND10,000/kg).

(pangasius-vietnam.com) The EU is reliant on imports to meet its demand for fish and seafood. “For the EU as a whole, fish dependence day is now 8 July (2013), indicating that almost one-half of fish consumed in the EU is sourced from non-EU waters.” For example, figures from 2011 show imported species such as Alaska pollock, tuna and Pangasius contribute to 40.3% of total fish consumption in Germany. Another example would be in the Netherlands where tuna was listed 2nd followed by Pangasius as 3rd for volume in 2012.

(vasep.com.vn) In the recent years, severe and unpredictable weather has been affecting Vietnam fishing activities, leading to poor results of fishing trips. To deal with the problem, a project on installing movimar satellite machine on offshore fishing boats (VMS) was kicked off in Vietnam’s 28 coastal provinces.

Vietnam is weighing whether to send a harsh letter to Secretary of State John Kerry and farm bill conferees threatening a World Trade Organization case over a catfish inspection program.

(vasep.com.vn) A project on exports of lobster and grouper in the official way was recently approved by Khanh Hoa People’s Committee. This is the first time live fish of the locality is exported in the way.

(vasep.com.vn) In October 2013, An Giang province exported 14 thousand MT of seafood, worth US$32.3 million, up 9.7 percent in volume and 12.8 percent in value over a month ago.

(vasep.com.vn) Farmers in Ca Mau province are encouraged to raise the area of shrimp farming in the last months of the year. Shrimp farming now accounted for nearly 90 percent out of the locality’s total fish aquaculture.