Improved pangasius harvest for Vietnam, total shrimp output declines

Vietnam’s aquaculture industry harvested an estimated 338,000 metric tons (MT) of products last month, a slight increase on the output achieved in August 2015. For the first eight months of the year, the total volume has increased by 1.2 percent year-on-year to 2.3 million MT, according to new figures published by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Despite a small decrease in the farming area dedicated to pangasius production in the Mekong Delta, output for th…


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