(March 8) – India temporarily stopped importing coffee beans, bamboo, black pepper, cinnamon, cassava and dragon fruit from Vietnam, effective March 7 due to “reestablishing the containment by controlling Phytoplankton ”, according to the information above Business Line.
This decision was made after Vietnam announced that it would suspend the import of peanuts, buffalo seeds, cocoa beans, white beans and tamarind from India after 60 days from March 1.
In a letter from the Indian Ministry of Agriculture to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, the Indian government stated that “from the viewpoint of repeating the containment of plant quarantine, NPPO (the Agency).” Plant quarantine) India is forced to suspend import ”of some goods.
NPPO Vietnam is also required not to issue plant quarantine certificates for these six commodities for export to India.
Even though the two suspensions are not relevant, a country usually does not tolerate trading partners if the interests are continuously hurt.
Vietnam suspended import of peanuts from India in April 2015. The ban was lifted in January 2016 after a Vietnamese delegation visited India and inspected disinfection facilities and procedures. export and export certification system.
Vietnam issued a ban on five products after finding live insects with about 3,000 tons of peanuts and 24 tons of buffalo seed from India last year and earlier this year.
Infected by insects
All five products were found to be infected with Caryedon serratus Olivier, a species of beetle, subject to Vietnam's plant quarantine.
The trade balance was very favorable for India when they exported goods worth US $ 5.26 billion to Vietnam in fiscal year 2015/16 compared to US $ 2.5 billion imported from this country.
Importing black pepper from Vietnam accounts for an important part this year. According to Indian Customs, Kishor Shamji, a veteran exporter, told BusinessLine that India imported 10,399 tons, up 33.82% from the previous year and became the third largest importer of pepper. Vietnam.
Overall, India can export 11,800 tons and import 16,500 tons of pepper.
He added that about 90% of Indian pepper exports by the end of this year will be re-exporting imported pepper after adding value such as pepper oil, pepper powder and sterilized pepper.
Cassava imports of India in 2015/16 stood at 19,405 tons valued at Rs 242.22 million. Import of other spices, including cinnamon, during this period was 11,135 tons valued at Rs 517.71 million.
- According to a report of Vietnam Customs in 2016, India imported 11,113 tons of pepper of all kinds worth 84.24 million USD, up 35.9% in volume and 11.3% in value compared to 2015. And imported 45,790 tons of coffee with a value of 79.44 million USD, up 67.1% in volume and 63.3% in value compared to 2015.
Source English (giacaphe.vn)
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