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BioMar takes majority ownership of Viet-Uc aquafeed business

By acquiring a majority ownership of the Viet-Uc feed business, BioMar announced in a press statement that it is ready to pursue a position within high-end shrimp feed in Vietnam through acquiring a majority ownership of Viet-Uc's feed business.

Thai Union Group welcomes yellow 'Good Alternative' rating for Thai farmed shrimp

The Thai Union Group welcomed the yellow "Good Alternative" rating for Thai farmed shrimp given earlier this month by Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, which evaluates the ecological sustainability of wild-caught and farmed seafood commonly found in the US marketplace.

China halts Ecuador shrimp imports on coronavirus risk

China has banned imports from three Ecuadorean shrimp producers following the detection of coronavirus in recent shipments, Reuters reported.
BioMar takes majority ownership of Viet-Uc aquafeed business
Thai Union Group welcomes yellow 'Good Alternative' rating for Thai farmed shrimp
China halts Ecuador shrimp imports on coronavirus risk
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Friday, April 16, 2021
Vietnam announces 5% increase in shrimp exports for 2021 at international fair
At the VietShrimp Aquaculture International Fair in Can Tho City on Wednesday, Tran Dinh Luan, director of the Directorate of Fisheries, announced that Vietnam targets a 5% increase in shrimp exports this year to US$4 billion, VnExpress reported.
Thursday, April 15, 2021
India introduces e-platform connecting aquaculture farmers with buyers
An electronic marketplace for aquaculture farmers and buyers, e-SANTA, was inaugurated by Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goel at a virtual programme earlier this week.
Friday, March 19, 2021
BioMar creates new division for Asia
BioMar has announced that it is establishing a fourth division embracing activities in the Asian region, including Vietnam and China.
Monday, March 15, 2021
Philippines university develops pollutant-removing product for aquaculture
The Central Luzon State University (CLSU) in the Philippines has developed a soil and water container that removes pollutants in water for use in tilapia aquaculture farming, BusinessWorld reported.
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Thai Union diversifies to alternative proteins and investments in cell-based protein startups
Thai Union Group Pcl has targeted a 5% annual growth to reach THB 160 billion (~US$5.2 billion; THB 10 = US$0.32) by 2025, diversifying to alternative proteins such as pork, crab meat and other seafood, as well as investments in cell-based protein startups and plant-based meat, Reuters reported.
Monday, January 18, 2021
Vietnam province launches environmental monitoring project for mangrove aquaculture
An environment monitoring project for mangrove aquaculture (AQUAM) in Ca Mau province was kicked off on January 15 by the province's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Australia's University of Queensland (UQ) and Greenfield Consulting and Development Ltd (GFD), Vietnam News Agency reported.
Monday, January 18, 2021
CP Foods donates 90,000 more surgical masks to foreign workers
Charoen Pokphand Group and Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CPF) have donated 90,000 pieces of surgical masks to the embassies of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos for the purpose of distribution to migrant workers and expats amid a new wave of COVID-19 infections.
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Kien Giang, Vietnam, sees 836,200 tonnes of aquaculture output in 2020
The fishing and aquaculture output of Vietnam's Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kien Giang has topped 836,200 tonnes this year, 10.8% higher than the target, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Monday, December 14, 2020
Philippine government gives US$10-million boost to aquaculture sector
The Department of Agriculture is allocating half a billion pesos (~US$10.4 million; 1 peso = US$0.021) to further develop the local aquaculture industry and contribute to food security amid the COVID-19 pandemic, The Philippine Star reported.
Monday, November 30, 2020
Vietnam's Ca Mau province expands shrimp production in rice fields
Vietnam's Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau has expanded the area for cultivating giant river prawns and rice in the same rice fields, according to the country's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Friday, November 20, 2020
Aquaculture farmers should use biofloc technology carefully, Indian experts say
The unscientific manner of practicing biofloc fish farming technology by many farmers may cause harm to their ventures, say experts from India's ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA).
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Singapore study discovers possibility COVID-19 can survive in frozen chicken, pork, and fish
Local researchers in Singapore have found that the Sars-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 is able to survive on frozen chicken, pork, fish in high amounts for as long as three weeks at refrigeration temperature, The Straits Times Singapore reported.
Monday, October 26, 2020
Vietnam's Minh Phu to appeal against US anti-dumping tariffs on frozen shrimp
Minh Phu Seafood Joint Stock Company (JSC) has opposed the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)'s application of anti-dumping tariffs on its frozen shrimp exports, and would appeal against the decision, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Monday, October 12, 2020
Vietnam's seafood exports contraction slow
Vietnamese seafood exports recorded US$6.03 billion in the first three quarters of 2020, down 3% from a year earlier, indicating recovery as the contraction was less than in the previous two quarters, Nhan Dan reported.
Monday, October 12, 2020
Japfa, Hendrix Genetics form shrimp broodstock joint venture
Singapore-listed agri-food company Japfa has entered into a US$1.4-million joint venture with Europe's Hendrix Genetics Aquaculture (HGA) to set up a shrimp broodstock multiplication centre in Indonesia, the former said in a filing to Singapore Exchange (SGX) last Friday, DealStreetAsia reported.
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