Facing numerous difficulties due to the Covid-19 epidemic, agricultural production in the first 6 months of the year still maintained a fairly comprehensive growth momentum. Export turnover increased by more than 28%.
Successful implementation of “double goals”
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In the first 6 months of 2021, the weather conditions are quite favorable, but the Covid-19 epidemic is complicated globally, continuing to disrupt the supply chains of domestic and international agricultural materials and products. negatively affect agricultural production and consumption and export of agricultural products.
In that context, the entire agricultural sector has made great efforts to realize the “dual goal”, both ensuring disease prevention and maintaining growth momentum.
Rice production in the first six months of the year has won comprehensively across the country, contributing to ensuring food security in the difficult context of the Covid-19 epidemic. Image: TL.
According to the General Statistics Office, the growth rate of agricultural, forestry and fishery production value in the first six months of the year was estimated at 3.84%, of which agriculture (including cultivation and livestock) increased by 3 ,71% (livestock increased by 5.73%), forestry increased by 3.98%, fishery increased by 4.25%.
GDP growth rate of AFF in the first 6 months reached over 3.6%; in which, agriculture increased by 3.51%; forestry increased by 3.5; seafood increased by 4.1%.
Regarding rice production, thanks to an increase in productivity of about 1.5 quintals/ha, rice production in the first 6 months of 2021 is estimated at 21.58 million tons (down 0.66 million tons), fully meeting consumption demand. domestic, processed, used as animal feed and exported (in which winter-spring rice yield 68.3 quintals/ha, an increase of 2.6 quintals/ha, output 20.5 million tons, an increase of 673 thousand tons compared to the winter-spring crop of 2020).
Currently, the whole country has sown over 1.89 million hectares of summer-autumn rice, an increase of 5.6%, of which more than 147.7 thousand hectares have been harvested, with an estimated yield increase of 2.2 – 2.3 quintals per year. ha compared to the same period last year.
In addition, many localities also flexibly changed the structure of crops on inefficient rice land with an area of 48.1 thousand hectares (localities in the South 37.9 thousand hectares, in the North 10.2 thousand hectares). ) to grow vegetables, fruits, perennial industrial plants, aquaculture with higher economic efficiency and to non-agricultural purposes.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan (left cover) and Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien (right) inspect the preparation for export and consumption of lychee crop in 2021. Photo: CT.
In addition, annual vegetable crops as well as industrial crops and fruit trees increased in area and output over the same period in 2020.
Specifically, the total area of perennial plants was 3,614.3 thousand hectares, an increase of 46.1 thousand hectares, an increase of 1.3% over the same period in 2020; group of fruit trees reached 1,132.7 thousand ha, an increase of 35.6 thousand ha, an increase of 3.2%; industrial plants reached 2,185.3 thousand ha, an increase of 3.8 thousand ha, an increase of 0.2% …
Most of the fruit trees have increased output from 3 to 12% over the same period in 2020, such as: Mango 3.31%; dragon fruit 7.39%; grapefruit 10.68%; fabric 7.94%. At the same time, the planting of 5 types of fruit trees (dragon fruit, mango, rambutan, durian, longan) in the Mekong Delta region brings about an increase in economic efficiency by 1.5-2 times compared to the main crop.
Regarding livestock production, thanks to focusing on directing the development of livestock production towards biosecurity, increasing the herd of pigs, grazing cattle and stabilizing poultry flocks, it has met the supply of breeding stock for production to ensure basic demand for food in the country, and at the same time, closely monitor and strictly implement measures to control and prevent diseases on livestock.
Thanks to this, livestock and poultry are restored and developed. Total meat production of all kinds was estimated at 3.16 million tons, up 22.58% over the same period in 2020, specifically: Cattle increased by about 2.5%; meat output 231 thousand tons, up 4.2%; milk production was estimated at 561.1 thousand tons, up 11.2%.
Production activities were maintained, contributing to ensuring the source of raw materials for processing and exporting successfully in the first 6 months of 2021.
Poultry flock is estimated to increase by 5.4%; live meat production reached 932.2 thousand tons, up 6.1% and egg production reached about 8,422.8 million eggs, up 5.0%. Pig herd increased by 11.6% and live meat production reached 2,002.2 thousand tons, up 8.1%.
For seafood, although there are still many difficulties in export due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the price of pangasius has decreased and saltwater intrusion, but the weather at sea is relatively favorable, fuel prices decrease; The incentives of the CPTTP and EVFTA agreements are effectively implemented…
Therefore, in the first 6 months of the year, the total production of aquatic products is estimated at 4.1 million tons, up 2.8%; in which, mining output reached 2 million tons, up 1.4%; aquaculture production is estimated at 2.1 million tons, up 4.1% (shrimp production is estimated at 371 thousand tons, up 17%).
Regarding forestry, forest development continues to be directed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and localities, promoting planting, tending, zoning, reforestation and improving the quality of planted forests.
By the end of June 2021, the whole country has prepared nearly 650 million seedlings of all kinds for afforestation, equaling 143% compared to the same period in 2020; the area of newly concentrated plantation forest reached 108,258 ha, equaling 122% over the same period in 2020.
In addition, implementing action plans to improve forest productivity and quality, focusing on managing varieties, planting large timber forests in the direction of intensive farming, converting small timber business forests into large timber …
Impressive export
Despite being affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the total export turnover of agro-forestry products in the first 6 months of 2021 still increased sharply, exceeding the set plan, reaching 24.23 billion USD, up 28.2% over the same period last year. period 2020; in which main agricultural products are 10.40 billion USD, up 13.3%; seafood 4.05 billion USD, up 12.5%; forest products $8.7 billion, up 61.5%.
Exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products still maintained a relatively high growth rate in the first half of 2021, despite the difficulties and disruptions of the market. Graphics: LB.
Contributing to that success, there are products with high export turnover, including: Rubber, tea, pepper, cashew nuts, vegetables, cassava and products from cassava, wood and wood products, rattan, bamboo, sedge carpet…
In which, rubber, tea, vegetables, cashews, cassava and cassava products increased in both volume and export value, specifically: Rubber (+41.3% in volume, +80% in value) , tea (+0.1% and +4.5%), cashew nuts (+22.2%, +11.1%), cassava and cassava products (+16.3%, +30.5% ).
As for pepper, although the export volume decreased (reaching 155,000 tons, down 6.7%), thanks to the increase in export prices, the export value still increased (reached 499 million USD, up 40.5%).
Other items increased in value mainly by volume such as: Wood and wood products reached 8.1 billion USD (+74.8%), rattan, bamboo and carpets reached about 447 million USD (+78.8%) ); shrimp $ 1.66 billion, up 8.5%.
Regarding export markets: There are 4 biggest markets (China, USA, Japan and Korea) importing Vietnam’s AFF, of which 2 biggest markets (US and China) have been maintained in the past time. good.
Graphics. LB.
Specifically, the US (the largest market) with export turnover in the first 6 months of the year reached about 6.7 billion USD (up 59.8% over the same period in 2020 and accounted for 27.9% of total export value). , in which, mainly wood and wood products (accounting for about 60.6%).
China (2nd largest export market) with AFF export turnover of about 4.75 billion USD (up 32.1% over the same period in 2020 and accounting for 19.6% of total export value).
Compared with the import turnover of AFF in the first 6 months of the year about 21.09 billion USD, the trade surplus of the whole industry reached 3.14 billion USD.
Unlocking the market
In the face of disruptions in the consumption and export markets of agricultural products due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, in the first half of 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has directed to promote the opening of agricultural markets with countries such as Peru, Australia…; actively research, forecast and take advantage of FTAs to promote agricultural exports. Promote circulation, border trade, grasp the situation of production, processing and consumption of agricultural products.
In addition, coordinating with Vietnamese embassies and trade offices in other countries to build channels to exchange and provide information on key export markets such as Japan, Korea, the United States, the EU and China. … to analyze, evaluate and forecast the agricultural product market during and after the Covid-19 pandemic, thereby proposing solutions to respond promptly. Especially creating conditions for Chinese traders to enter, negotiate and purchase lychee; negotiating with other countries to connect and promote the export of fruits and seafood to China, Thailand, the EU…
Solutions to ensure smooth consumption and export of agricultural products have been focused by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in the first half of 2021. Photo: LH V.
With the domestic market, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development actively monitors, captures and synthesizes information and data on prices, production and supply of agricultural products in localities, especially in those affected directly affected by the Covid-19 epidemic; coordinate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and localities to support people and businesses and develop response plans in production, circulation, distribution and consumption of agricultural products in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic in order to prevent the spread of the virus. There is a situation of congestion of agricultural products at the border.
Support to connect agricultural products with large output when in season and have difficulties when exporting to supermarket systems, such as Big C, AEON, Hapro, Vinmart (lychee, pangasius, lake trout and fish) safe aquatic products and agricultural products of cooperatives); Promote participation in reputable e-commerce platforms such as: Alibaba, Amazon, Sendo, Voso, Shopee…
At the same time, monitoring, capturing and synthesizing information and data on prices, production and supply of agricultural products, especially localities in the harvest season of agricultural products (litchi, longan, dragon fruit, etc.) mango, jackfruit…).
Keep growth goals
Despite facing great challenges due to the Covid-19 epidemic, but in the last 6 months of the year as well as the whole year of 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development continues to strive with a number of growth targets, specifically:
Striving for a GDP growth rate of 3 – 3.2% of the whole industry, production value of the whole industry increased by 3.2 – 3.5%, of which: The value of crop production increased by 1.55%, the output of rice over 43.19 million tons; Livestock production value is over 5.93%, pork production for the whole year is estimated at 4.1 million tons and poultry meat output is estimated at over 1.9 million tons; Aquaculture production value increased by 4%; total aquaculture production of 8.7 million tons (4.82 million tons in aquaculture, 3.9 million tons in exploitation). Forestry production value increased by 3.75%; timber output is over 18 million m3, meeting the needs of processing and exporting.
To achieve the target of total AFF export turnover in 2021 of about 45 billion USD (higher than the Government’s allocation of 3 billion USD), it is necessary to implement solutions to affect key export products with potential and potential. increase export value to compensate for products that are expected to fail to meet the export turnover target for the whole year, as follows: Main agricultural products 21.5 billion USD; Forest products and furniture USD 14 billion; Seafood 8.5 billion USD; Other items are about 1 billion USD.
According to NNVN
