Delegates at a general meeting of the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers in HCM City on June 10 discussed measures to enable the seafood industry to achieve its export target of US$10 billion this year.
Brazil does not allow the export of frozen whole shrimp and still applies additive and phosphate standards on tra fish (pangasius) that are different from the Office International des Epizooties (OIE)’s standards, thereby causing difficulties for Vietnamese seafood exports.
The blockage of lobster export to China has been pushing farmers into a lot of difficulty since China is the biggest lobster import of Việt Nam which accounts for 98-99 per cent of the country’s lobster export,
In early September, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) lowered anti-dumping duties on frozen tra fish filets from Việt Nam following its latest preliminary conclusion.
VASEP said loan interest rates are the biggest challenge for the industry so the association hoped the Government, the Ministry of Finance and the central bank will solve this challenge.
Viet Nam will strive to achieve fisheries exports of US$9 billion this year, equivalent to the figure in 2019, the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers, has said.
The association reported that in January, the total export value of aquatic products ped 31 per cent to about US$600 million, with revenue generated from major markets also falling by 56 per cent in the US market, 55 per cent in...
According to the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), the UK is in the top 10 seafood import markets of Viet Nam, accounting for 3 per cent of seafood export value.
After being affected by the COVID-19 epidemic and fluctuations in inflation, the demand and trends of seafood consumption in many markets have changed, necessitating that Vietnamese seafood enterprises must adapt to these market trends.
The Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has said it will be difficult for seafood producers that export to the EU to maintain growth in the second half of this year.
Viet Nam exported US$10.61 billion worth of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first quarter of 2021, up 19.7 per cent compared with the same period last year.
The Minh Phu Hau Giang Seafood JSC in early January exported its first batch of shrimp in eight containers to the EU, the US, and Japan at prices 4-5 per cent higher than in the Asian market.