Tennessee State government in the U.S. has issued a new law to require country-of-origin labeling on catfish products from the Mississippi or the Mekong Delta since July 1, said the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Vietnam: Unqualified seafood for export on alarm
Examinations of the residues of banned chemicals and antibiotic at enterprises show the main reason of Vietnam’s unqualified seafood came from breeding.
Agriculture: Vietnam Resumes Tra Fish Export to Russia
Vietnam News Brief Service May 14, 2010 Vietnam has resumed export of tra fish to Russia after a disruption since the end of the first quarter, said Luong Le Phuong, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. Export of tra fish will resume from May after Vietnam’s management team for tra fish export to Russia …
Clean Fisheries Gain More Value
By Ban Mai Saigon Times Weekly May 8, 2010 Vietnam’s export fisheries are facing more barriers from importing countries such as higher food quality and safety requirements. This challenge, however, is also an opportunity for Vietnamese fisheries businesses to pay more attention to sustainable growth that helps protect the environment and enhance the value of …
Agriculture: Vietnam Urged to Improve Seafood Quality
Vietnam News Brief Service April 26, 2010 Vietnam’s fisheries sector must focus on improving seafood quality, instead of aquaculture area and output increases, state media reported today, citing Luong Le Phuong, deputy minister of Agricultural and Rural Development. Phuong said at a seminar on April 25 that the ministry will request provinces and local firms …
Vietnam aims stronger development for fisheries sector
Vietnam News Summary April 26, 2010 A seminar was held in the Mekong delta city of Can Tho on April 25 to discuss solutions to build a multi-purpose irrigation system for fresh and brackish water in line with climate change scenario. The seminar, entitled “Vietnam’s fisheries: Potential, Development and Integration”, was part of the Vietnam …
Fisheries to clear hurdles
Saigon Times Weekly April 10, 2010 Despite some favorable opportunities, Vietnam’s fisheries export this year is facing a host of challenges, especially technical barriers and trade protection measures Along with the global economic recovery, fisheries exports since the beginning of this year have showed sign of improvement. According to figures from the Ministry of Industry …
Agriculture: Vietnam Firms to Oppose U.S.’s Defining Tra and Basa as Catfish
Vietnam News Brief Service March 31, 2010 Tra and basa processing and exporting companies in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of Can Tho agreed to send a letter to the Secretary of the U.S.’s Department of Agriculture (USDA) to appose its plan to define Vietnamese tra and basa as catfish, the Nong Nghiep Viet Nam newspaper …
Cooperation with the US is better than facing anti-dumping duties
Vietnamnet.vn March 15, 2010 VietNamNet Bridge – First Vietnam’s tra fish, and now frozen shrimp have enjoyed a reduction in anti-dumping duties after the US administration’s review. Nguyen Huu Dung of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) says that he can see the signs of US willingness to cooperate rather than put …
