Vietnam is expected to make breakthroughs in exporting aquatic products in the coming time thanks to its good performance of biological safety, and benefits brought by free trade agreements (FTAs), according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s tra fish (pangasius) exports during the first quarter of the year recorded an increase of 0.6% to US$336 million compared to the same period from last year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnam’s export turnover of aquatic products in March has been estimated at around US$640 million, bringing the total for the first quarter of the year to US$1.64 billion, up 3% year-on-year.

The Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (SPS Vietnam Office) has expressed the country’s concern over Brazil’s application of regulations that go beyond international practices on shrimp and tra fish imported from Vietnam.

VOV.VN - China (Hong Kong) and the United States remain the two largest export markets for Vietnamese tra fish, with their market shares accounting for more than 50% of the total export value of local tra fish to 133 foreign markets, according to figures released by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Tra (pangasius) fish prices have dropped to their lowest levels in 11 years since exports have been hit by COVID-19, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese tra fish (pangasius) exports to the UK have soared by approximately 24% to US$46.75 million during the first eight months of the year, despite enduring a decline in exports to almost all markets as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

Tra (pangasius) fish farming has been hit by a double whammy of COVID-19 and prolonged saltwater intrusion in rivers in the Mekong Delta region, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Tra (pangasius) fish exports to China since the beginning of the year have suffered a decline of 22.6% to US$271 million against the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - The nation’s Tra fish (Pangasius) exports to the ASEAN market were valued at US$73.1 million by mid-July, a drop of 32.4% in comparison to the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).