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 …
Gov’t squishy on catfish inspections
U.S. farmers say imported catfish should be more rigorously inspected, but some suspect it’s just a ploy to cut off competition.
U. S. Catfish Industry urges federal government to protect American consumers from unsafe catfish imports
JACKSON, Miss (Feb. 16, 2010) — The Catfish Farmers of America today urged the U.S. government to act soon to impose stringent new health and safety requirements on…
Contaminated Asian Catfish Discovered by Alabama Labs Highlights Urgency of Implementing Law Requiring USDA Inspections and Regulations
JACKSON, Miss. (Nov. 10, 2009) – The Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries halt on the sale of imported Asian catfish and related fish contaminated by banned drugs…
U.S. Catfish Industry Launches Campaign Urging USDA to Ensure Safety of Imported Catfish
JACKSON, Miss. (Oct. 16, 2009) – The Catfish Farmers of America this week launched a major advertising and public safety awareness campaign urging the USDA to enact a
