HCM CITY (Biz Hub)– More than 160 companies and organisations will take part inthe Viet Nam International Fisheries Exhibition, or Vietfish 2013, tobe held from June 25-27 at the Saigon Exhibition and ConventionCentre in District 7.
Vietfish, a leading aquaculture exhibition in Southeast Asia, willfeature 230 booths displaying products and services such as fresh,frozen, dried and salted fish and shrimp as well as processingequipment, machinery and other items.
During the three-day event, a seminar on Japan's market trends andimport regulations will be held by the Viet Nam Trade Promotion Agencyand Viet Nam Association of Seafood Producers (VASEP). Other seminarson hot topics related to the seafood industry will also be organised.
VASEP said that one of its main goals was to promote Vietnameseseafood brands in the world market.
The event will also offer opportunities for businesses to exchangeinformation and learn about market and customer trends, new productsand new technologies, said Truong Dinh Hoe, Vasep's general secretary.
Many international organisations and media agencies, including theCanadian Trade Commission, Sweden Trade Commission, Asian AquacultureNetwork, Global Aquaculture Alliance, and a delegate of Japanjournalists, have registered to take part in the expo.
Hoe said that seafood firms were facing several problems, including ashortage of raw materials, a drop in overseas demand, diseaseoutbreaks among shrimp, and trade barriers that have resulted inanti-dumping and anti-subsidy lawsuits.
Exports had fallen significantly in the first quarter of the year dueto a drop in global demand, To Thi Tuong Lan, VASEP's deputy generalsecretary, said.
Exports, however, showed signs of recovery in April, with an increaseof 2 per cent over the same period last year, she said.
Seafood export revenue is estimated to reach nearly US$3 billion inthe first half of the year, Hoe said.The seafood industry is expected to meet the export target set forthis year of $6.5 billion if the rest of the year presentsadvantageous conditions, Hoe said. - VNS