Toan Dao

Contributing Editor reporting from Hanoi, Vietnam

Toan Dao has written about Vietnam’s business community, with a focus on energy and agriculture, for a number of Vietnamese and international outlets for more than 10 years. As a contributing editor for SeafoodSource in Southeast Asia, he also covers other major seafood producers in the region including Indonesia and Thailand.

Published on
March 18, 2022

Ca Mau, Vietnam-based Minh Phu Seafood, Vietnam’s top shrimp producer, has decided to raise the charter capital of its subsidiary Minh Phu Green Foods to increase its domestic sales, the company’s CEO, Le Van Quang, said on 14 March ... 

Photo courtesy of Minh

Read More
Published on
March 15, 2022

Insect protein producer Protenga has raised USD 2 million (EUR 1.8 million) in a venture debt facility. Them Singapore-based company plans to use the funds to develop a series of “next-generation” insect farms in Malaysia, which will supply insect-based ingredients for the aquaculture, animal feed, and petfood sectors ... 

Photo courtesy of

Read More
Published on
March 14, 2022

Vietnam’s exports of its key seafood products all rose in February 2022. The country shipped seafood worth USD 637.9 million (EUR 580.8 million) in February, up 62.9 percent year-on-year ... 

Photo courtesy of Berry

Read More
Published on
March 9, 2022

Vietnam’s leading shrimp exporter, Minh Phu Seafood, has suspended exports of shrimp to Russia, Minh Phu CEO Le Van Quang told SeafoodSource on 8 March.

International sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine have complicated commerce with Russia …

Photo courtesy of Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and

Read More
Published on
March 8, 2022

Thai Union has inked another short-term blue finance loan agreement to allow it to further implement its sustainability commitments ... 

Photo courtesy of Thai

Read More
Published on
March 7, 2022

Singapore-based food tech company Umami Meats has secured USD 2.4 million (EUR 2.2 million) from its pre-seed funding round to expand its cultivated seafood offerings ... 

Photo courtesy of Umami

Read More
Published on
March 7, 2022

Vietnam has suspended exports of pangasius and tuna to Russia due to the impacts of the war that Russia has launched in Ukraine, according to Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

International sanctions imposed on Russia following to its invasion of Ukraine have complicated commerce between the two countries. Several Russian banks were banned from using Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication

Read More
Published on
February 28, 2022

Strong sales to the United States boosted Vietnam’s earnings from its tuna exports in January 2022, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers ... 

Photo courtesy of

Read More
Published on
February 25, 2022

Vietnam’s leading pangasius exporter, Vinh Hoan, and its top shrimp-export company, Minh Phu, both saw sales increase in the first month of 2022, despite declines in exports to China …

Photo courtesy of

Read More
Published on
February 24, 2022

India’s seafood-export value is likely to hit an all-time high in its current fiscal year, which ends 31 March, 2022.

The growth mainly comes from sales of shrimp, India’s top seafood export, and from strong demand from the United States and China, the Financial Express reported 23 February.

India’s seafood exports between April 2021 and January 2022 reached a value of USD 6.7 billion (EUR 5.9 billion), despite a slight dip in

Read More