MEKSEA.COM – Working Group 970 hold a virtual forum “Agricultural Production and Consumption” with the attendance of Le Minh Hoan – Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh, Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien and more than 400 bridge broadcasting representatives of local Departments of Agriculture, experts, distributors and above 200 enterprises and […]

MEKSEA.COM – According to enterprises, materials for export processing only reach about 40-50% due to social distancing. It is estimated that the source of materials for seafood export in the last months of the year will lack 20-30%. According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), the export market has succeeded but the […]

MEKSEA.COM – The situation of the Covid-19 epidemic is still having a heavy impact on the production and export of seafood in Vietnam. Please see details below edited by Meksea team:   HCMC to ban people from going out starting August 23 The coronavirus situation in Ho Chi Minh City is progressing complicatedly despite its […]

Volatility Of Raw Materials MEKSEA.COM – VASEP suggested alternatives for restoring production and export, after the quarantine period “3 things at the factory”. According to official letter No. 89/CV-VASEP from the government reporting the current COVID situation, all businesses must follow the principle of: Every company arranges for personnel to live and work in the […]

MEKSEA.COM – Facing the situation of factories shutdown, 70% closure, 30% production 20-30% capacity, Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Development (MARD), represented by MARD’s Southern Working Group 970, had asked Mekong Seafood Connection (MEKSEA) to organize a conference with representatives of agricultural departments of the provinces to find solutions for raw materials backlog in cooperatives […]

vasep.com.vn –Import-export businesses said that shipping lines answered “crooked”, lacked frankness and “blamed” businesses, forwarding agents (FWD). The meeting between foreign shipping lines and businesses in the industry such as seafood, pepper, timber, textiles, leather and footwear, etc… was “hot” with many frank exchanges of opinions.   Businesses “cry” too much to bear While importers and […]

MEKSEA.COM – In the midst of the complicated Covid-19 situation due to the Delta variant, it has significantly affecting all aspects of Vietnam’s seafood export industry. In recent weeks, many factories, an industrial park in Tien Giang province, and a number of fishing ports in the central and western regions have been temporarily closed to prevent the […]

MEKSEA.COM – When the COVID-19 pandemic erupted in Ho Chi Minh City and soon moved to the Mekong Delta, fish farming and transportation of raw materials to manufacturers and processing units were both hampered. In the near future, this is predicted to have an impact on Pangasius pricing. According to the Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers […]

MEKSEA.COM –  The Covid-19 has been quite complicated in Vietnam now as the more contagious Delta variant continues to spread in many provinces and localities. After Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC) and its industrial neighbors Binh Duong and Dong Nai, have already imposed social distancing order under Directive 16, 16 southern localities including the entire Mekong Delta […]

MEKSEA.COM – In recent years, the Middle East has grown in importance as a market for Vietnamese frozen tuna exports. According to Vietnam Customs data, after the United States, the European Union, and the CPTPP, the Middle East was Vietnam’s fourth largest frozen tuna export market in the first five months of 2021. Vietnam’s frozen tuna shipments […]