Although Vietnamese shrimps are gaining ground in the international market, it’s just a matter of time before the country loses its competitive advantages due to poor farming practices.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has warned shrimp farmers to remain calm and refrain from selling large batches of whitelegged shrimp which have been ping in price.
Japan has increased checks for Sulfadiazine in Vietnamese shrimps being shipped to the country as of December 6, according to Viet Nam’s National Agro-Forestry- Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD).
The United States Department of Commerce (DOC) has officially levied
higher anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese frozen warm-water shrimp
exports during the review period starting February 1, 2014 to January
31, 2015.
The International Collaborating Centre for Aquaculture and Fisheries
Sustainability and Oxfam have kicked off a project for sustainable and
equitable shrimp production and value chain development in the Cuu Long
(Mekong) Delta.
Cuts to anti-dumping tariffs are expected to accelerate shrimp exports
to the US for the remaining part of the year after shrimp exports
witnessed a hefty of more than 50 per cent.