21 May, 2012 - The United States has lifted its ban on wild shrimp imports from Costa Rica; the ban was first imposed in 2009.
Experts have urged domestic enterprises to change the structure of products exported to the EU market to enjoy more benefits when the Viet Nam-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) goes into effect.
18 May, 2012 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday formally warned distributors, retailers and foodservice operators that mollusks from Korea may be contaminated with norovirus due to inadequate sanitation controls.
Vietnam ’s fisheries sector will increase its fish farms to 1.2 million hectares, producing as much as 4.5 million tonnes a year and reaching an annual average growth rate of 5.2 percent by 2020.
Viet Nam would focus on off-shore fishing activities till 2020 to ensure the sustainable development of the sea ecosystem and fisheries resources, said Nguyen Qui Duong, deputy director of Centre of Fisheries Planning and Development on May 18.
The inspection team of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will scrutinize the seafood production chain in Viet Nam from May 21- June 1, 2012.
Thai food exports in the second and third quarters of 2012 are projected to decline owing to the slowing global economy and higher Thai production costs, according to the National Food Institute (NFI).
Since early this year, the district’s 1,400 vessels has gone fishing.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi yesterday affirmed that Viet Nam opposes the Chinese Department of Fisheries' ban on fishing in the East Sea.
Shrimp supply squeeze from bad weather and production problems keep prices high but new season will bring relief. No crisis for imported shellfish and canned molluscs in European markets, according to the FAO Global Food Outloook.