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
May 2, 2022

CP Foods has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan’s leading fish retailer Uoriki Co. to import more premium fish species from Japan to Thailand.

CP Foods said the partnership will bring to the Thai Market “high-quality fresh fish and seafood supply under Japanese standard at a more affordable price,” beginning later in 2022.

The two companies will begin a cooperative marketing and distribution strategy

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April 29, 2022
Indonesia’s tuna production now accounts for around 15 percent of global output, making it the largest producer of tuna in the world, Antara News reported, citing a government official. Indonesia Directorate General of Marine and Fishery Products Competitiveness Marketing Director Erwin Dwiyana said the average growth rate in Indonesia’s tuna production has reached 3.66 percent, higher than the world’s average rate of 3.42 percent. The… Read More
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April 29, 2022

Thai Union has announced a new partnership between its subsidiary Thai Union Graphic Co., Ltd. (TGU) and Starflex Public Company Limited (SFLEX) ... 

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April 28, 2022

Thai Union Group and two other partners have completed the establishment of a joint venture that will make and sell food ingredients in the Indian market ... 

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April 28, 2022

Nam Viet Joint Stock Company (Navico) will resume exporting pangasius to the United States again after years of delay ... 

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April 27, 2022

Vietnam increased its exports of shrimp in the first quarter on the back of greater sales to the U.S., E.U. and China, according to latest data from the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) ... 

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Published on
April 26, 2022

Vietnam’s seafood exports were at an all-time high in the first quarter of 2022, primarily due to a surge in shrimp and pangasius prices.

Vietnam’s seafood exports hit USD 2.5 billion (EUR 2.3 billion) in the first three months of 2022 …

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Published on
April 25, 2022

China became the world's top buyer of pangasius from Vietnam in the first quarter of 2022, surpassing the United States …

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April 20, 2022

A steep rise in the price of fuel is keeping local fishermen from plying their craft, resulting in a lower supply of fish and higher seafood prices across India.

In Old Port, in India’s Karnataka state, prices have surged by between 20 and 30 percent as fish landings dropped. On average, 10 fishing vessels were landing at the port two weeks ago, down from around 50 in the same period last year, The Times of India reported As a result,

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Published on
April 19, 2022

Vietnam upped its sales of shrimp to its two primary markets, the United States and China, in the first two months of 2022 ... 

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