Vietnam's export revenue to Brazil was estimated at over US$1.06 billion in the first sixth months of 2017, an increase of 46% compared with the same period in 2016, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The aquaculture area of Bac Lieu province in April 2017 reached 108,437 ha; in which, the area for shrimp farming was 107,748 ha (that for intensive and semi-intensive black tiger shrimp and whiteleg shrimp was 3,467 ha, and that for other types of farming was 104,281 ha) and the area for fish and other marine products was 689 ha.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to the statistics from Khanh Hoa Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in Jan-May 2017, the total aquaculture and capture output in Khanh Hoa province reached over 41,600 MT. Of that, aquaculture production hit 4,237 MT, completing 31% of the plan; capture output touched 37,395 MT, completing 40% of the plan.

Two-way trade between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) grew 16.2 per cent year-on-year in the first five months of 2017, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to the statistics of Khanh Hoa Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in April 2017, capture output of the province hit 182 MT; the figure in Jan-Apr 2017 was 553 MT, completing 46% of the plan. The farming area reached 342 ha, completing 76% of the plan with the aquaculture volume of 162 MT, completing 14% of the plan.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In May 2017, Vietnam’s aquaculture production reached 370 thousand MT, up 3.3% over the previous year, the figure in Jan-May 2017 estimated at 1,235 thousand MT, up 2.4% year on year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In May 2017, Vietnam’s capture volume totaled 311.9 thousand MT, the figure in Jan-May 2017 amounted to 1,327 thousand MT, increasing by 5.2% over the same period last year. Of that, marine catch reached 1,264 thousand MT, up 5.5%; and inland catch hit 63,000 MT, equal to last year.

The Vietnam Foodexpo 2017, the biggest show of Vietnam’s food industry was introduced to business in Italy’s Lazio region on June 8.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh called for Australian and Vietnamese businesses to foster their trade and investment partnership, prioritizing cooperation, in human resources, infrastructure, high technology, wind power and renewable power from waste.

The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau is implementing various measures to realise its goal of 2 billion USD worth of shrimp exports by 2020. The goal increases to 3 billion USD by in 2030.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Currently, favorable weather facilitated fishing activities in the South fishing season, with main species such as silver croaker, tuna, scads, cuttlefish and mackerel.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In May 2017, the area for intensive, semi-intensive shrimp stocking reached 1,846 hectares (including 994 hectares for black tiger shrimp farming, 852 hectares for whiteleg shrimp farming), down 05 hectares compared to the previous month and up 515 hectares over the same period in 2016.

Vietnam’s aquaculture output reached 370,000 tonnes in May, a year-on-year increase of 3.3 percent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang plans to build a logistics centre at a cost of over 1.5 trillion VND (66.03 million USD), aiming to reduce logistics cost in the region and improve competitiveness of regional products in both domestic and foreign markets.

Vietnam’s aquatic product export turnover reached 618 million USD in May, pushing the total figure in the first five months of 2017 to 2.8 billion USD, a year-on-year rise of 10.4 percent, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.