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Retail Asia22/09/2023
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Tuna exports rose to US$87 million in August, the highest for the year though 5% down year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers. VASEP said there were some changes in the export patterns in August. After declining steadily, exports to the U.S. increased by 2% bolstered by a 24% jump in […]

Retail Asia29/08/2023
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The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) forecast tuna export orders will increase sharply in the last months of the year due to decreasing inventories in major export markets. VASEP said the stockpiled quantity of tuna in the U.S., one of the main markets of Vietnam has begun to decrease and importers were […]

Retail Asia20/06/2023
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Seafood exporters are seeing orders plummet and facing even greater difficulties than during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the first five months of this year their exports fell by 28% to $3.37 billion and companies saw a decline of 20-50% in export orders, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Prices too […]

Retail Asia13/04/2023
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Tuna exports to the U.K. tripled year-on-year in the first two months even as shipments to some main markets like the U.S. and E.U. plunged. Exports to the U.K. were worth US$1.3 million, enabled by a 13-fold rise in February, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Vietnam now ranks 13th […]

Retail Asia23/02/2023
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A Chinese trader has imported 500 containers of tra fish weighing 12,000 tonnes from Vietnam right after China lifted its zero-Covid policy, showing a positive signal for the sector this year. China is the second biggest importer of Vietnamese tra fish, after the U.S. Last year, Chinese traders bought nearly 300,000 tonnes of the fish […]

Retail Asia23/02/2023
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Shrimp exports plummeted by 55% year-on-year in January to US$141 million due to weaker global demand and stronger competition from other countries. According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers, exports to the U.S. were worth $23 million, down 65%, the sharpest decline among all markets. Shipments to the EU were down 55% […]

Retail Asia28/11/2022
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Vietnam’s seafood exports this year could reach $11 billion for the first time, spearheaded by shrimp, pangasius and tuna, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Truong Dinh Hoe, VASEP general secretary, said at a conference in HCMC Saturday that by November, seafood exports had already crossed $10 billion, so by […]

Retail Asia17/11/2022
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A seven-fold year-on-year increase in lobster exports to China netted revenues of $179 million in the first nine months of the year. According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), China accounted for 90% of Vietnam’s total lobster exports in the first nine months. VASEP communications director Le Hang said China’s demand […]

Retail Asia17/10/2022
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Vietnam’s tra fish exports to Southeast Asia exceeded US$152 million in the first nine months of this year, a year-on-year increase of over 83%. Higher transport costs due to rising fuel prices caused exporters to opt for closer destinations, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said, adding that Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and […]

Retail Asia19/07/2022
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Tuna exports in the first six months were worth US$553 million, a 56 percent rise year-on-year, according to data from the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers. Exports to the U.S. all but doubled thanks to higher demand, especially for canned tuna. Exports to members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership […]

Retail Asia09/06/2021
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Green Monday, the founder of the OmniFoods plant-based meat alternative products, has expanded into seafood unveiling six plant-based alternative fish products Tuesday, with more to follow. “Now, we can enjoy fish and chips without harming the ocean,” said Green Monday co-founder and CEO David Yeung. The initial products include precooked battered deep-fried fillets, classic fillets, […]

Retail Asia01/02/2021
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Vietnam’s tuna exports declined by 9.8 percent in 2020 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and are showing no signs of recovery. Analysts point to two reasons for the continuing slump: the unpredictability surrounding the pandemic and intense competition from low-priced Chinese canned tuna in its largest market, the U.S. Besides, consumers prefer […]

Retail Asia18/02/2020
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Seafood exports in January fell 25 percent year-on-year and are set to continue falling due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. They fell to $556 million, with exports of pangasius fish falling by 64 percent, octopus by 50 percent and tuna by 30 percent, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers said in a report. […]

Retail Asia19/06/2019
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Indian online fresh fish and meat retailer FreshToHome has raised US$11 million in funds led by Hong Kong-based CE Ventures. FreshToHome, which currently operates in Bengaluru, Delhi/NCR, Kerala, Chennai and Dubai, now intends to grow its business throughout all tier-I Indian cities. It will use the fresh capital to develop its supply chain by extending […]

Retail Asia20/02/2019
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Vietnam hopes to export $10 billion worth of seafood this year, meeting its 2020 goal a year early. The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said at a recent conference it would include $4.2 billion worth of shrimp, $2.3 billion worth of pangasius fish and the rest from other products. Minister of Agriculture […]

Retail Asia07/02/2018
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Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has decided to temporarily suspend the import of fish and shrimps from Việt Nam. The ban, effective from March 1, is in accordance with the regulatory procedure for fish and other aquaculture export establishments of SFDA, according to a note published on the Saudi Aquaculture Society’s website. The decision […]

Retail Asia27/04/2017
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The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) is showcasing Vietnamese seafood products at the Seafood Expo Global, which is being held in Brussels, Belgium, from Tuesday to Thursday. In a 264sq.m. booth, the association introduced Viet Nam’s seafood specialties, including tra fish (known as pangasius), shrimp, tuna and tilapia fish, as well as cattle […]


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