The total import-export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first 5 months of 2022 is estimated at about 41.3 billion USD, up 8.6% compared to the first 5 months of 2021. In which, exports are about 23.2 billion USD, 16.8% increase over the same period last year…
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According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in May 2022, export turnover was estimated at over 5.1 billion USD, up 18.1% compared to May 2021, up 3.8% compared to April 2022. . In which, the export value of main agricultural products is over 2.0 billion USD, main forest products are estimated at 1.7 billion USD, aquatic products are over 1.1 billion USD and livestock is 32.4 million USD.
EXPORT TARGET UP NEARLY 17%
Generally, in the first 5 months of the year, the export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products was estimated at nearly 23.2 billion USD, up 16.8% over the same period last year. In which, the export of main agricultural products reached over US$9.4 billion, up 10.4%; main forest products reached nearly 7.7 billion USD, up 7.6%; seafood is estimated at nearly 4.8 billion USD, up 46.3%; livestock production was estimated at 138.9 million USD, down 16.2%; Export of production inputs was about 1.1 billion USD, up 59.3%.
In the first 5 months of this year, the agricultural sector has had 9 products/product groups with export value of over 1 billion USD (coffee, rubber, rice, cashew, vegetables, pangasius, shrimp, products). timber and input groups for production).
A number of products achieved higher export value compared to the same period last year, such as: coffee export value reached nearly 2.0 billion USD (up 54.0%); rubber reached over 1.0 billion USD (up 12.0%); pepper about 476 million USD (up 25.7%); cassava and cassava products reached 636 million USD (up 20.3%), pangasius reached about 1.2 million USD (up 91.2%), shrimp reached over 1.9 billion USD (up 42.7%), wood and wood products reached nearly 7.2 billion USD (up 6.9%); rattan, bamboo and sedge mats reached $426 million (up 19.1%).
The items that decreased in export value included: Tea reached 70 million USD (down 6.5%), vegetables and fruits reached about 1.5 billion USD (down 13.6%), cashew nuts reached over 1, 2 billion USD (down 2.9%), although the export value of wood and wood products increased by 6.9%, the export value of wood products decreased by 4.6% with a value of over 4.9 billion USD. .
| “The export value of Vietnam’s agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first five months of the year to markets in Asia accounted for 41.6% of the market share. For other markets: the Americas accounted for 30.4%, Europe accounted for 12.0%, Oceania accounted for 1.7% and Africa accounted for 1.5%.Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. |
Regarding the export market, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that the largest market still belongs to the United States, reaching nearly 6.5 billion USD, accounting for 28.0% of the market share. The group of wood and wood products accounts for 67.5% of the proportion of Vietnam’s agricultural, forestry and fishery exports to the US market.
The second is the Chinese market with over 4.1 billion USD, accounting for 17.8% market share; with export turnover of fruit and vegetable group accounted for 20.8.
In third place is the Japanese market with an export value of over $1.6 billion (accounting for 7.0%) and exporting the largest group of wood products (accounting for 43.8%). The fourth is the Korean market with an export value of over 1.1 billion USD (accounting for 4.8%) and the export of wood products accounting for 44.2%.
Referring to the task of developing export markets in June 2022, Mr. Nguyen Quoc Toan – Director of the Department of Agricultural Product Processing and Market Development, said that he would continue to promote bilateral and multilateral cooperation activities. , opening the market for agricultural products to other countries; promptly provide information, market regulations, import and export control between Vietnam and China.
In June, the Department of Agricultural Product Processing and Market Development will agree on a plan to monitor and handle export litchi for crop year 2022 in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic. Preparing to organize a trade delegation to promote the supply chain of fruits and seafood in China. At the same time, prepare content for bilateral work with Poland, Germany, France, Spain, Mongolia, Japan, Hungary.
AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCKING STILL DIFFERENT, AQUATIC PROFIT
According to the General Statistics Office, agricultural, forestry and fishery production, in the South, as of mid-May, 2022, the winter-spring rice crop has basically been harvested.
According to reports from localities, this year’s winter-spring rice yield of the region is estimated at 69.3 quintals/ha, down 1.7 quintals/ha compared to the previous year’s winter-spring crop, mainly due to high fertilizer prices, so farmers People limited investment along with the impact of unseasonal rain on a large scale from last month. Winter-spring rice production in the southern provinces is estimated at 13.3 million tons, down 358.9 thousand tons.
Along with rice cultivation, localities across the country are planting cash crops. However, the acreage of sweet potatoes, soybeans, and peanuts continued to decrease over the same period last year mainly due to low economic efficiency and high fertilizer prices.
If in the coming time, the area of this group of crops continues to decrease, it will affect the initiative in domestic raw materials to produce animal feed.
Like cultivation, the livestock sector also faces many difficulties due to the high price of seed, the price of animal feed continuously increasing, there is still no sign of stopping.
In contrast, with the seafood industry, it is very favorable. Fishery production in May 2022 was estimated at 756.9 thousand tons, up 2.9% over the same period last year. The weather in the month is favorable for rearing and stocking.
Besides, the price of pangasius has increased, so pangasius farmers have made a good profit. Pangasius production in the month was estimated at 134.1 thousand tons, up 9.6% over the same period last year. The price of raw shrimp for the month in the Mekong Delta provinces was stable compared to the previous month.
Vannamei shrimp is entering the harvest season, the model of intensive farming, super-intensive farming in two stages, active development of high technology, has brought about high economic efficiency. Vannamei shrimp production in May 2022 was estimated at 57.5 thousand tons, up 15.9% over the same period last year; black tiger shrimp production reached 22.2 thousand tons, down 0.4%.
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In general, in the first 5 months of 2022, fishery production was estimated at 3,356.9 thousand tons, up 2.3% over the same period last year due to positive results from aquaculture, especially aquatic products. Key products such as pangasius and white leg shrimp have continuously increased production from March 2022. General Statistics Office. |
Aquaculture production in the first 5 months of the year was estimated at 1,769.3 thousand tons, up 5.5% over the same period last year. fishing output reached 1,587.6 thousand tons, down 1% over the same period last year.
Although the output of aquatic products and forest products increased and the export value of agricultural products increased by nearly 17%, the profits of farmers have not increased commensurately, but are showing signs of decline. Even the number of farmers falling into losses is increasing.
Mr. Luong Quoc Doan, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers’ Association, said: “The most prominent problem that agricultural production is facing is that recently, the price of agricultural materials and animal feed has been at the same time. increased, most commodities increased very high compared to before the Covid-19 epidemic, causing many farmers to suffer losses, many people had to hang up barns, abandoned fields and gardens to temporarily stop growing.
“Farmers are the most disadvantaged when the price of input materials increases rapidly, specifically the price of fertilizers has increased by 250%, the price of animal feed also increases, while the output of agricultural products faces many difficulties. due to the impact of the pandemic,” Doan emphasized.
Mr. Le Minh Hoan, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. Regarding saving input costs, I think there are many ways. I have visited models in many localities, farmers already know how to reduce input costs by choosing circular economy models, taking advantage of by-products in agricultural production. This approach has helped farmers significantly reduce the cost of buying fertilizers and agricultural materials, which is also a way to reduce costs. Or we can go to the cooperative to buy together, buy all kinds of agricultural materials in bulk to save costs and increase efficiency in production. Third, we need to gradually become self-sufficient in some raw materials in the production of animal and aqua feeds, especially those that are being imported in large quantities from abroad. Reducing costs is imperative and can be done if we are determined. The most important is the right solution. |
According to VnEconomy
