(vasep.com.vn) Vietnam pangasius export to the Philippines keeps growing over the ten recent years. From the smallest consumer of Vietnam pangasius, the Philippines have now climbed to the second place among ASEAN countries in importing the fish from Vietnam.

(vasep.com.vn) In late April 2012, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) launched ASC standard for farmed-pangasius. The organization also chose Vietnam pangasius industry to kick off its ASC accreditation and certification program for the fish.

(vasep.com.vn) In January – June 2012, Vietnam pangasius export to the EU dropped nearly 27 percent compared to the same period of 2011. The downtrend is predicted to continue in the coming months when traders see no sign of recovery in the European economy.

(vasep.com.vn) On 8th August 2012, Dong Thap province’s Department of Commerce and Trade held a meeting with representatives from relevant governmental agencies and local seafood exporters to discuss measures to help the province’s pangasius sector overcome the difficult time.

(vasep.com.com) Lack of capital for operations and declining EU market were two main factors of Vietnam pangasius industry in the second quarter and also the first half of 2012. Earnings from pangasius export reached US$428.3 million in Q.II/2012, up only 6 percent. This figures was below the growth of 13 percent in Q.I/2012, when the fish totaled US$428.3 million. Fish trade began stumbling in June with 14.4 percent drop. In January – June 2012, shipments of pangasius products totaled US$853.7 million, up only 3 percent from the same period last year. Vietnam’s fish sales continued to slide 10 percent showed little sign of recovery in July, particularly when it was to soon to see the effectiveness of the government’s VND9,000 billion loan package to help farmers and processors overcome difficulties.

(seafood.com.vn) US pangasius imports continued to surge in June 2012 adding to already burgeoning inventories, forcing market prices to levels not seen since 2010.

(vasep.com.vn) Anvifish Joint Stock Company (Anvifish) has decided to sell 10 million shares at a price of VND10,000 per share to gain a total of VND100 billion.

(pangasius-vietnam.com) For the year to July, farmers in Dong Thap province have stocked pangasius on the area of 1,263 hectares with average productivity of 358 MT per hectare. In which enterprises owned over 64.5 percent of farming area.

(vasep.com.vn) Australia is a potential consuming market of Vietnam seafood. Fish imports make up 50 percent of its seafood consumption each year, particularly from the main suppliers like New Zealand, South Africa, China and ASEAN countries.

(vasep.com.vn) The price of raw pangasius are increasing to VND22,000 – 23,000 per kilogram after a month of standing at around VND20,000 per kilogram. Rise in fish price may lead to higher price of pangasius fingerlings that encourages fish hatcheries to produce more fingerlings for commercial fish farming in the first months of 2013.