Cambodia temporarily banned the import of farmed fish

Published 2021년 1월 14일

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Cambodia has temporarily banned the import of farmed fish, including catfish and snakehead, from neighboring countries due to complaints from local fish farms about a flood of smuggled fish in the market. This has led to a decrease in domestic fish prices. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has asked the Cambodian Aquaculture Association to collect data on domestic fish production and consumption to support local traders in sourcing domestic fish for the market. The Ministry has received support from other stakeholders for this decision. Meanwhile, the domestic fish production in Cambodia has seen a significant increase, reaching 400,000 tons in 2020, with an additional 413,000 tons from fish caught from natural lakes and the sea, and 122,000 tons from imported fish.

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The ban was made after a meeting on January 8 between the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and representatives of the Cambodian Aquaculture Association, a number of fish traders, importers and exporters. The Khmer Times newspaper reported on the morning of January 11 that the ban stemmed from complaints by some fish farms in Cambodia that their businesses were severely affected by the market flood of smuggled fish. from neighboring countries of Cambodia, causing domestic fish prices to decline. Cambodia's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries notice confirmed that all farmed fish, especially catfish and snakehead fish, which can be cultured domestically, will be temporarily banned from import from neighboring countries until there are new announcements. Cambodia Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries asked the Aquaculture Association to carefully collect data on total farmed fish production, types of fish supplied to the domestic market and ...

Source: Vinanet