Local seafood traders told to brace for China’s stringent standardsThe Vietnam Catfish Association has called on local seafood processors and traders to brace for China’s more stringent quality standards for tra fish imports from Vietnam as shipments to the neighboring market are rising. He noted that China has surpassed the U.S. to become the biggest buyer of Vietnamese tra fish. Vo Hung Dung, meanwhile, predicted that China’s imports of Vietnam’s tra fish this year may rise to 30% of the total. Predicting enormous potential, many Vietnamese seafood firms have sought to open offices in China to boost trade. Of the volume of tra fish bound for China, formal trade represented 56%, whereas border trade made up 44% of the total.

Source: VietNamNet News April 19, 2018 12:22 UTC