Viet Nam’s catfish exports have been robust this year but the country’s overwhelming dependence on the increasingly competitive Chinese market remains a matter of risk.
Viet Nam’s tra fish exports to Spain see no sign of recovery following inaccurate news broadcast by Spanish media early this year, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Producers and Exporters (VASEP) said.
China will possibly become the largest importer of Vietnamese tra (catfish) in 2017, according to the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Vietnamese businesses which have never exported Siluriformes fish
(catfish) products to the United States have been asked to temporarily
stop registering exports to that country.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh expressed disappointment about
the American Department of Agriculture''s final rule on inspecting fish
under the Siluriformes order, including Viet Nam''s tra and basa fish.
