Aquaexpo blog: Expanding shrimp industry in Vietnam still faces challenges
Undercurrent News reported from Guayaquil, Ecuador, covering this year's Ecuadorian Aquaculture Conference and Aquaexpo trade show.
Christmas ‘the cut off point’ for escalating coldwater shrimp prices
The end of the year will see European businesses evaluate their operations in the sector, predicts sources, as prices continue to rise; now beyond what is justifiable?
With EMS here to stay, shrimp farmers must learn to cope
The shrimp industry must learn to cope with early mortality syndrome because the disease may not ever completely cease to be a threat
Bangladesh black tiger shrimp exports suffer
Black tiger shrimp exports from Bangladesh are facing a slowdown in the wake of reduced demand in major markets
Big Prawn tells provenance story on Canadian, Indonesian shrimp products
Big Prawn to follow up Waitrose launch of branded Canadian coldwater shrimp product with strong provenance story, with Indonesian farmed products similarly highlighting the origin, for Ocado
Vietnam to join EU trade control system TRACES
Joining TRACES should enable it to simplify certification, while restricting the falsification of documents
Quoc Viet nets Asia’s first shrimp ASC
Vietnamese producer is first shrimp farmer in Asia to get the certification
Vietnamese shrimp processor aims to outcompete India using VAP
Soc Trang-based firm Phuong Nam is planning to expand its value-added capacity and start up its own farms again, as Vietnam firms can't compete on India's 'commodity price'
Buyers see zonal management as next step in shrimp disease fight
Based on talk at GOAL 2014 in Vietnam, zonal management is set to become the 'fifth star' in the BAP scheme, with the marketplace in favor of the cluster system being trialled by Pacific Andes
Some Vietnamese shrimp farmers expand ponds beyond zoned areas
Some Vietnamese white-legged shrimp farmers have been expanding their ponds beyond zoned areas despite environmental and disease warnings