MARD will continue to negotiate, open markets, remove barriers for agricultural, forestry and fishery products for export in key markets such as China, USA, EU, Japan, and Korea.
Data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shows that in the first 9 months of 2019, although the agricultural sector was greatly affected by the unusual weather events, African swine cholera outbreaks and complicated movements, difficulties in export markets, especially the change to official import of the Chinese market …
However, the whole industry still maintained a fairly high growth rate of 2.02%, of which fishery increased by 6%, forestry by nearly 4%.
Notably, in the context of difficult market conditions, prices of most agricultural products fell by 10-15%, but agricultural exports still reached more than 30 billion USD, up 2.7% compared to the same period in 2018.
In particular, by the end of August 2019, the export value of agricultural products from Vietnam to China reached more than 5.3 billion USD, the US reached 5.35 billion USD; Import of agricultural products from China to Vietnam is 1.53 billion USD and the USA is more than 2.5 billion USD.
Besides, the main export value of forest products reached nearly US $ 8 billion, up 18%.
Especially, there are 6 product groups with export value of over US $ 2 billion, including wood and wooden products of US $ 7.5 billion, the coffee more than 2 billion USD, rice nearly 2.24 billion USD, cashew 2.4 billion USD, vegetables, fruits 2.15 billion USD, shrimp 2.4 billion USD.
Trade surplus reached 6.86 billion USD, about 1 billion USD higher than the same period in 2018.
Remove difficulties in 5 key markets
Facing the impact from the US-China trade conflict on the agricultural sector, in the coming time, MARD will support the export of agricultural products to the Chinese market such as once every 3 months. with the People's Committees of border provinces, promptly grasp and remove difficulties and obstacles to handle or reflect to the concerned Chinese agencies to promptly remove them.
In addition, to continue negotiating, opening markets, removing barriers for agricultural and aquatic products such as exporting the first batch of milk to China in October 2019, speeding up the process of risk assessment for export. soon export oats, durian, passion fruit, sweet potato, avocado, black jelly, grapefruit, coconut, na.
At the same time, establishing a mechanism for exchanging information, coordinating to handle problems related to agricultural and aquatic product import and export activities between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the General Department of China Customs and the leaders of the border provinces on both sides of Vietnam – China. National standards for the application of packaging, labeling, traceability, export certificates, and animal and plant quarantine issues.
For the US market, the US will continue to request the US to soon recognize the equivalent of Vietnam's pangasius exports and focus on removing technical barriers, solving problems of aquatic products under the Import Supervision Program. Seafood SIMP applies many regulations to control seafood products including shrimp, tuna, swordfish, abalone, sea cucumber and Farm Bill.
With the European Union (EU) market, it will focus on removing the yellow card for exported seafood, harmonizing seafood control regulations according to international practices.
At the same time, promoting the export and export of agricultural products after the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, exporting wood and wood products directly to the markets of 28 EU countries through the implementation of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement. on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade in Forest Products (VPA / FLEGT) between Vietnam and the EU.
In Japan and South Korea, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will focus on negotiating and opening markets for fruit products to the Japanese market including longan, lychee, grapefruit, rambutan, and breast milk.
In addition, promoting agricultural products into major supermarket chains such as AEON in Japan, removing obstacles in quarantine of seafood products quality in Korea, harmonizing regulations on sustainable timber management. To promote the export of timber and wood products into the Korean market and ask the Korean side to open the market for processed chicken products and salted poultry eggs.
