In this rainy season the fish market in Mekong Delta region are sufficient, the price does not reduce but increase surprisingly.

As the demand exceeds the supply, the price of material shrimp in Mekong Delta has been increasing for many months.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) on Tuesday protested what it claims is “false and misleading” information on the Catfish Farmers of America (CFA) Web site.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Mekong Delta region currently has 193 seafood processing plants (mainly catfish and shrimp) with a total design capacity of over 1.2 million tons per year.

Office of Food and Animal Health (FVO), Health and Consumer Protection Directorate General (DG-SANCO) evaluating control programs, toxic chemical residues in aquaculture Vietnam is being implemented fully and meet the EU regulations.

On 10th of May, in HCMC, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Luong Le Phuong, and Prof. Dr. Fathy Mohamed Osman, General of the Department of Aquatic Resource Development in Egypt, have signed cooperation agreements in fisheries and aquaculture

Seling price is lower than cost price, many Pangasius farmers in Mekong Delta province are slipped into debt, loss, farming stop or narrowing farming area.

At the present, farmers in Mekong Delta River starts their shrimp release so material shrimp is for a big lack.

Central Association for Domestic fisheries told the prince of Tra catfish, basa in the provinces of Cuu Long River Delta (Mekong Delta) continued to increase strongly, the variation in the 16,000 to 16,500 VND per kg

In 2009, Pangasius (cá tra) export were 607,665 tons, turnover is more than 1.34 billion USD, compared with the year 2008 it decreased in the order of 5.2 and 7.6%.