Coffee output rises, but shoddy farming cuts into export sales

24 | 08 | 2007

Coffee insiders spoke with Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) about the role the java bean is expected to play in the country’s future and how to get its quality up to international standards.

Seafood firms upbeat about tougher safety standards

24 | 08 | 2007

Seafood companies are actually upbeat about a new regulation taking effect today that toughen hygiene and safety standards for products destined for Japan.

Aquatic breeding centre to be built in Mekong Delta

24 | 08 | 2007

The Fisheries Ministry is to pour more than 35 billion VND to build a centre transferring aquatic breeding techniques to farmers in Mekong Delta Soc Trang province

Russia satisfied with Vietnamese seafood’s safety

24 | 08 | 2007

Russia has said that Vietnamese seafood safety and hygiene standad in the country’s processing plants are not a cause for concern, according to the National Fisheries Quality Assurance and Veterinary Directorate (NAFIQAVED).

Foreign investors not keen on Vietnam’s agriculture

24 | 08 | 2007

Vietnam has attracted US$63.7 billion of registered capital from foreign investors and $30 billion has been disbursed; only $3.78 billion (5.6% of the total) and $1.9 billion are the respective figures for agriculture.

US$31.2 million seafood processing factory

24 | 08 | 2007

The Nam Viet Seafood Export Joint Stock Company in southern An Giang province has invested 500 billion VND (US$31.2 million) to build a seafood processing factory.

Standard Accounting System

24 | 08 | 2007

FDI companies have to obey the Vietnam accounting regime system. For these companies, if they have legitimate reasons to apply the other accounting systems, they must ask the Financial Ministry for allowance in paper. These companies have to register with the Financial Ministry the accounting system which they will use is permitted before applying.

Viet Nam’s non-timber forest products go public

24 | 08 | 2007

A book that features on the values of Viet Nam’s non-timber forest products (NTFPs) was released to the public in Ha Noi on August 16.

Năm 2007 có khả năng giá tiêu dùng tiếp tục sốt nóng

24 | 08 | 2007

Tính đến thời điểm hiện tại, cho dù chưa phải đã đạt được kỷ lục cao nhất so với cùng kỳ 3 năm sốt nóng liên tục vừa qua, nhưng với những động thái hiện nay của thị trường trong nước và thế giới, có nhiều khả năng năm nay sẽ là năm thứ tư liên tiếp giá tiêu dùng sốt nóng.

Weekly price 21 (21/5 - 27/5/07)

24 | 08 | 2007

Commodity	Price	Unit
<FORM action=baocaotuan.asp method=post ?>Cotton No.2	1.07	USDton
Arabica Coffee	111.87	cent/Lb
Robusta Coffee (London)	1726.33	USD/ton
Robusta Coffee (Domestic)	1683	USD/ton
King Orange	22000	VND/kg