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Vietnam’s seafood export industry is on track to hit its projected target of $11 billion this year, despite experiencing slower growth in exports to the U.S. due to increased tariffs. In the first 10 months of the year, exports witnessed a 15% year-on-year…
Popeyes Singapore recently halted the sale of its limited-edition Poppy Fish Burger throughout all its branches following an incident where a customer found mold on her burger bun at the Orchard Xchange outlet. This occurrence has led to a comprehensive…
Vietnam’s fisheries exports in the first half of 2024 were worth US$4.4 billion, up 6% year-on-year on higher demand in major markets like the U.S., China and the EU. The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers’ latest report said key items…
According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), tuna exports are projected to reach US$456.8 millio in the first half of 2024, a 20% year-on-year increase. After decreasing in 2023, exports rose by 22% in the first five months…
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…
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.,…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Vietnam surpassed Thailand in the first half of this year to become the biggest exporter of tuna to Israel. It accounted for 31 percent of Israel’s imports while that country became Vietnam’s third largest market behind the U.S. and Italy. Israel bought less…
The prices of imported king crabs and abalones have risen by 30-50 percent in HCMC due to limited supply caused by mobility restrictions. King crabs are sold at VND2.5-2.9 million ($109-126) per kilogram, 50 percent higher year-on-year. Australian and South…
