The country exported 263,170 tons of tra catfish for $672 million during the first five months of 2011, increasing 4.7% in output and 24.7% in value as compared with the year earlier, Vietnam Association for Seafood Exporters and Processors (Vasep) reported. The export of tra in Jan-June is expected to earn $800 million, a record [...]
The export price of Vietnam ’s Tra fish in the six first months of this year saw increases over the same period last year in most markets, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Accordingly, Tra fish sold to Switzerland earned the highest price of $4.43 /kg, followed by Japan market [...]
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has proposed creating a new fund to promote and support Vietnamese tra fish exports. Under the plan, tra fish (pangasius) exporters will contribute 1-2 US cents on every kilogram of fish they sell to the fund, which will also receive local and international donations. The fund will be [...]
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has decided to increase the price of tra fish exports to Europe and the US by US$0.2 per kg. The rise in prices is mainly due to the lack of input material. Tra fish export revenues hit a record high of nearly US$1.4 billion in2010, a [...]
The US Department of Commerce (DOC)’s decision to reduce anti-dumping taxes on several Vietnamese businesses to zero percent will enable them to increase their export volumes. The decision is considered a positive result from the tireless efforts of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) as well as exporters in achieving deeper US [...]
Papua New Guinea National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority (NAQIA) has approved the import of Vietnamese frozen tra and basa fish fillet, according to the Viet Nam’s National Agro Forestry Fisheries Assurance Department (NAFIQAD). To qualify, Vietnamese tra and basa fish processing plants need NAFIQAD recognition and meet NAQIA requirements. Viet Nam exported tra and [...]
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