China will import “pra” fish from Cambodia in the near future, once technical experts study and assess sanitary and other associated risks in virtual inspections and give the all-clear, Chinese ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian affirmed on December 6.
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Women sell fish at a market in an area designated as a yellow zone in Roka Korng II commune of Kandal province’s Mok Kampoul district on Tuesday. Heng Chivoan
Gov t firm on aquaculture smuggling stance
Wed, 5 May 2021
The government has reaffirmed its stringent stance over the smuggling of aquaculture products into the Kingdom as a means to sustain local production.
The confirmation came after a handful of calls were made by the Cambodian Aquaculturist Association (CAA) over recent weeks concerning illegal imports.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Economy and Finance has confirmed that restrictions on the smuggling of aquaculture products have been tightened by the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) after hearing the pleas of the aquaculture sector in late March.
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Fresh fish caught in the net in Kandal province. While local aquaculture has started to grow significantly in recent years, the business community is increasingly facing competition from illegal imports, according to the Cambodian Aquaculturist Association (CAA). Heng Chivoan
Illegal imports sinking local aquaculture
Wed, 28 April 2021
While local aquaculture has started to grow significantly in recent years, the business community is increasingly facing competition from illegal imports, according to the Cambodian Aquaculturist Association (CAA).
The CAA on April 27 expressed concern on social media that the import of fisheries products to compete with local products in an unfair and inequitable way, combined with the dishonest business practices of a handful of people, will harm local aquaculture.
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The Kingdom imports at least $60 million worth of fisheries products from Vietnam each year to meet domestic demand. Heng Chivoan
Rift as gov’t guts fish import ban
Tue, 2 March 2021
Nearly a month on after the government lifted a ban on a slew of fisheries products, Cambodia remains divided over the ramifications of the move, with fish farmers lamenting a plunge in commodity prices as economic pundits argue that the curb constitutes a constraint on the free market.
The truth of the matter is that the Kingdom imports at least $60 million worth of fisheries products from Vietnam each year to meet domestic demand, VietnamPlus reported, citing the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Cambodia Resumes Vietnamese Fish Imports For Four Species
10 February 2021
VOA Khmer
Cambodians look at a pile of fish in Kampong Ampil village on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, December 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
Cambodia has resumed the import of four species of fish from Vietnam after they objected to a ban placed on all farmed fish imports across the border last month.
The Agriculture Ministry decided to allow the import of four farmed fish species: pangasius djambal, pangasius larnaudii, catfish, and giant snakehead fish. The move comes after Vietnam objected to Cambodia’s flat ban on all farmed fish into the country, as it attempts to push its fledgling aquaculture sector.