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.

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December 3, 2021

Shrimp prices in Thailand surged in November as a result of lower supply, according to Bangkok, Thailand-based seafood trader Siam Canadian Group ... 

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December 2, 2021

Vietnam increased its exports of tuna products in October, following consecutive declines in August and September, due to the easing of coronavirus-related lockdowns in the country ... 

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December 2, 2021

The Philippines’ decision to import an additional 60,000 metric tons (MT) of fish has failed to help bring down domestic prices.

The Philippines Agriculture Secretary William Dar said in early October the country planned to increase its imports of round scad and mackerel from China and Vietnam, in advance of an annual fishing ban in the country, The Philippine Star reported 28 November.

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Published on
December 1, 2021

Vietnam’s pangasius exports decreased in October on lower sales to major markets, including China and countries belonging to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) ... 

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November 30, 2021

Indonesian start-up Jala Tech has secured USD 6 million (EUR 5.34 million) in investments to support the development of its services for the shrimp aquaculture sector ... 

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November 30, 2021

Singapore-based Barramundi Group has put into operation its recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) hatchery and nursery in Brunei ... 

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November 30, 2021

Lenger Seafoods Vietnam, a subsidiary of Yerseke, the Netherlands-based Lenger Seafoods Companies, has exported its first canned clam meat to Europe.

A ceremony to celebrate the event was held in Nam Dinh Province, where Lenger Seafoods Vietnam is based, included representatives from Vietnam’s General Department of Fisheries and provincial officials …

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November 25, 2021

Manila, The Philippines-based tuna company Alliance Select Foods International (ASFII) has sold its 80 percent stake in its farmed salmon subsidiary Akaroa Salmon New Zealand ... 

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November 24, 2021

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has decided to levy a same rate of 7.15 percent on 152 Indian shrimp exporters in its final results of the 15th administrative review of the antidumping duty order on frozen warmwater shrimp from India ... 

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November 19, 2021

Seafood exports from Vietnam to China have seen a significant decline this year as its shipments have encountered heightened food-safety inspections from Chinese Customs ... 

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