Affirming this, VASEP General Secretary Truong Dinh Hoe also said that his agency is making every effort to hasten the establishment of a Tra fish distribution center and auction between the association and the port of Zeebrugge (Belgium).
The U.S. Congress recently passed the U.S. Farm Bill 2014 which contains terms causing worries to Vietnam Tra fish farmers and exporters. How should we acknowledge this problem?
The catfish inspection program that has cost American taxpayers USD 30 million (EUR 21.9 million) without inspecting a single fish has survived yet another attempt to cut it from the federal budget.
Vietnam’s Tra, Basa talks with Nguyen Viet Manh, head of the Department of Science, Technology and International Cooperation (the Directorate of Fisheries) about establishing a Tra fish auction and distribution center in the European Union (EU).
While there is information about Vietnam Tra fish meeting with difficulties in the main markets (the U.S., Russia, the EU), there is another raising hopes, that is VASEP is promoting the establishment of a Tra fish distribution center in the EU.
Many experts say that this year, Tra fish production and export will continue facing difficulties. Vietnam’s Tra, Basa had talks with administrators, leaders and businesses to learn more about the difficulties.
Since the first anti-dumping case in 2002, the US has conducted eight anti-dumping investigations on flozen Tra and Basa fillet from Vietnam. Most recently, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) decided to impose an anti-dumping duty 25 – 45 times higher during the 8th administrative review (POR8). This is a dangerous sign for the production, processing and export of Vietnamese Tra fish.
If the State does not have timely intervention, this year Tra fish industry will likely be unable to escape from the ongoing difficult situation.
(thuysanvietnam.com.vn) In the context that the Tra fish industry is facing a crisis, will the newly-launched project “Establishing a Sustainable Pangasius Supply Chain in Vietnam (SUPA)” be a “push for hope”? Ngo Tien Chuong – Coordinator of Aquaculture Programme of WWF Vietnam shared his views on the project.