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Four-month fisheries exports down 10 percent
Fisheries exports in the first four months of this year fell 10 percent year-on-year to 2.18 billion USD
Feed and seed: addressing challenges in Zambian aquaculture
Despite vast natural water resources and increased production capacity, difficulties in sourcing raw materials and high up-front costs for producers keep Zambia
A new Benchmark in shrimp production
As Benchmark’s shrimp facility in Florida begins to gear up towards commercial production, Oscar Hennig, operations director of Benchmark Genetics’ shrimp-breed
Exports of fruits and vegetables to China witness record decline
The import value of fruits and vegetables in April was estimated at US$83 million, bringing the total value of imported fruits and vegetables
Aquatic companies’ profits hurt by disease
Fishery enterprises’ first-quarter profits were hit hard due to the negative impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Prices of Lào Cai’s salmon sharply increase after social distance…
The farmgate prices of Lào Cai’s salmon once fell badly to 150,000-170,000 dong/kg in early April 2020, it is rising to 180,000-220,000 dong/kg
Prices of sea crab, black tiger shrimp in the west…
After social distance, prices of multiple seafood and marine species are increasing, including shrimp and crab which are priced further 10,000-40,000 dong/kg.
Biotechnology improves Hoa Binh farm produce trademark
Hoa Binh farm produce trademark has become popular in recent years. It is the result of concerted efforts, including biotechnological application in agriculture
Total seafood output in the first four months increase by…
Total accumulated output of seafood since early this year is estimated to reach 2,200 thousand tons, up 0.4% compared to the same period last year.
Coffee exports to face difficulties in second quarter
The pandemic is forecast to seriously affect coffee exports when major consuming markets face difficulties alike and global consuming demand strongly decreases.
Rice exports to China continue to skyrocket
March alone saw the country export 594,200 tonnes of rice with a value of US$257.2 million to the Philippines, the nation’s largest export market
Agricultural product export volume is estimated to reach 2.89 billion…
The seafood export value in Apr 2020 is estimated to reach 563 million USD, bringing total seafood export value in the first four months of 2020…
Agricultural products gain trade surplus of US$2.8 billion in four…
Of which export turnover was $11.9 billion, down 4.9% over the same period last year; import turnover was $9.17 billion, down 5.2%
Problems plaguing rice export controls
Confronted with food security risks as Covid-19 spreads, the Prime Minister decided on March 25, 2020 to suspend rice export and then regulate it using quotas
Young man starts career by raising Koi fish earning yearly…
A 20-year-old high school graduate Nguyen Duc Manh in Tay village in the central province of Quang Ngai’s Son Tinh District started his career
How will seafood companies fare this year?
Analysts believe that Vietnam’s seafood industry will face difficulties until the end of June.
Seafood enterprises fishing for new orders
The expanding Covid-19 pandemic is severely affecting production and trade worldwide. Vietnam’s seafood exports in the first quarter of 2020 fell 14 percent
Autonomous aquaculture feeding system unveiled
An autonomous feeding system that decides when and how much to feed farmed fish has been unveiled by CageEye.
Radical rethink required for global aquaculture?
Commercial aquaculture is at risk "of fostering future zoonotic pandemics", according to a new report by FAIRR.
Specialised farming areas developed for climate change adaptation
Tan Phu Dong, an islet district in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, has developed specialised farming areas to enable local farmers to adapt to…
Anti-dumping duty on pangasius going to the US sharply decreases
The final duty imposed on enterprises that took the questionnaire and partnered DOC is 0.15 USD/kg (proportionate to 3.8% of the exporting price).
Tuna exports in the first quarter declined by over 10%
The core markets of Vietnamese tuna, the US, EU and ASEAN, all saw a slump. Tuna export value to the US declined by 23% in March.