A Tra fish processing plant in Can Tho city - Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A Vietnamese aquaticproducts and Tra fish festival will run October 6-8 at the Vietnam TradePromotion Centre for Agriculture on Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Cau Giay District,Hanoi.
Aiming to promote Tra fish in northern Viet Namand foreign markets, especially China, the event, held by the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development, will showcase Tra fish, Tra fish-basedproducts and other Vietnamese aquatic goods at 100 booths.
It is hoped to offer businesses opportunities tobroaden their networks with producers, supermarkets, domestic and overseascustomers while helping Tra fish become a high value product.
The event will also include workshops on Tra fishproduction and consumption and Tra fish-based dishes.
[Vietnam’s tra fish among top-quality items at Japan Aeon supermarkets]
In the first half of this year, Vietnam’s fisheryoutput reached 1.6 million tonnes, up 4.8 percent against the same period lastyear and fulfilling 54.8 percent of the yearly target.
Tra fish output hit 583,503 tonnes, equivalent to the numberrecorded in the same period last year and 50.7 percent of the target set forthe whole year.
During the reviewed time, aquatic products worth 3.5 billion USDhave been shipped abroad since the beginning of this year, predominantly to theUS, Japan, China and the RoK, marking a 14.1 percent rise.
Particularly, in Japan, Vietnam’s tra fish sold at Aeonsupermarkets is listed among “TopValu” products which are goods with leadingquality. -VNA
