The Department of Commerce published the final results of the third administrative review of the antidumping duties on shrimp

Viet Nam exported 334 000 tonnes of catfish in the first eight months of 2009, worth an estimated USD 737 million

Starting in mid May 2009 tuna prices in all major catching areas began to rise because of fears that upcoming tuna fishing bans in these areas will squeeze global supply for the canning industry

The economic crisis continues to influence the European shrimp market.

A new report by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) details the status of the world’s global tuna stocks. The report covers four of the five species supporting commercial tuna fishing — bigeye, yellowfin, skipjack and albacore.

The US seafood processing and distribution industry consists of about 650 processors with annual revenue of about $9 billion and about 2,500 distributors with annual revenue of about $12 billion, says a new report

During the first months of 2009 pangasius was under pressure, as Russia and Egypt banned imports. In addition, negative press coverage in Italy and Germany scared consumers away from buying of pangasius.

The rate of Vietnamese export has reached 71.1% compared with the gross domestic product (GDP) in Vietnam (2008). With the high rate, the export sector has been affected most directly and most deeply by the global economic downturn.

The information from the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (Vasep) showed that seafood export value in the first five months of this year decreased by 10% compared to the same period last year, just reaching USD1.3 billion

Viet Nam exported 640 000 tonnes of pangasius in the 2008, at a value of USD 1.45 billion. Compared with 2007, Pangasius exports increased by 48% in value and 66% in quantity.