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U.S. scrutinizes safety of Vietnam's tra fish exports
The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently conducted a thorough review of the food hygiene and safety management system pertaining to Vietnamese tra fish exports to the United States.
Vietnam's tra fish exports likely to hit US$1.77 billion this year
Vietnamese pangasius exports are showing positive signs in several key markets such as China, Hong Kong (China), and the United States, with the product forecast to hit over US$1.7 billion this year.
China begins large purchase of Vietnamese tra fish
A Chinese trader has imported 500 containers of tra fish weighing 12,000 tonnes from Vietnam right after China’s lifting of its zero-COVID policy, showing a positive signal for the sector this year.
Vietnam looks forward to catfish orders from China, the US
In January 2023, catfish exports brought $106.8 million to Vietnam, a 50 percent fall compared with the same period last year. However, Vietnamese farmers and exporters now see positive signs from the US and China.
Over 90% of Tra fish on sale in US are from Vietnam
More than 90% of Tra fish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) available in the US market comes from Vietnam, said Vietnamese Trade Counsellor in the US Do Ngoc Hung citing statistics from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Prices hit record high, Vietnam earns big money from catfish
Export prices have been escalating in all markets and hitting new records in the US. Vietnam’s catfish export turnover is expected to reach $2.6 billion this year, the highest in history.
USDA inspection rules to irk Vietnam’s catfish exporters
VietNamNet Bridge – When the US Congress passed the Agricultural Act of 2014 earlier this year, it included a new inspection programme that was designed to protect the US catfish industry from competition from Vietnamese imports.
