After increasing to the highest price 21,000 VND per kilo one week ago, today raw pangasius’s price in Mekong Delta keep on increasing from 1,000 to 1,500 VND per kilo, up to 22,500 VND per kilo .

Lack of capital and raw materials are challenges that domestic exporters of tra fish face in hitting the target of US$2 billion in export value for this year.

Price of raw pangasius in some Mekong Delta provinces, July 11th – 17th 2012

It is true that Viet Nam is the only country in the world breeding Pangasius successfully. However, it is also true that the fish price goes up and down like a yoyo and sometimes it strikes deadly blow to farmers, processors and exporters.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has decided to reduce anti-dumping taxes on tra fish (pangasius) imported from Vietnam, said the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

TTO – December 15, WWF agreed to remove Vietnamese Pangasius from red – list in the consumer guideline and suggested consumers use this products.