According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Agriculture and Rural Development), currently, agro-forestry and fisheries export ranks 2nd in Southeast Asia, 15th in the world and is present in over 196 countries. By 2020, the products of wood and forest products, seafood, coffee, vegetables, cashew nuts, rice … will continue to be items with a value of over 1 billion USD, even 6 items with over 2 billion USD. .
Coffee will continue to be one of the high-value exports that bring in a great total turnover in 2021. Photo: Khanh Vu
Positive signals in the context of COVID-19
By 2020, a number of major and major agricultural products have affirmed their position and competitiveness in the world market. The export of agriculture, forestry and fishery increased continuously in terms of both market quantity, output and value, and trade surplus increased. Many items of Vietnam such as wood and forest products, seafood, coffee, cashew nuts, caosu, rice, and fruits have reached a turnover of over US $ 1 billion, including items with a turnover of more than 2 billion. USD.
Looking back at the items with high export value, the director of the Department of Agro-product Processing and Market Development (MARD) – Dr. Nguyen Quoc Toan, said: In 2020, the wood and forest products industry is expected to bring over 11.5 billion USD; seafood: 8.6 billion USD, coffee export in 11 months has reached 1.41 million tons with 2.46 billion USD; Cashew nut exports reached 2.94 billion USD; Caosu is nearly 2 billion USD …
In terms of rice, the total volume and value of exports in the first 11 months of 2020 reached 5.74 million tons and 2.85 billion USD. In November 2020, rice exports to most markets increased compared to October 2020, of which exports to the Philippines increased 56% in volume and 64.9% in turnover, reaching 80,266 tons, equivalent to $ 41.49 million; China 16.9% in volume and 26.3% in turnover, reaching 94,689 tons, equivalent to 52.12 million.
Despite COVID-19, in 2020 the growth rate of seafood production value in 2020 is estimated to increase by 3.2%. Talking with PV of Labor, Mr. Nguyen Quang Hung – Deputy Director of the General Department of Fisheries – said: The export turnover of $ 8.6 billion is an encouraging number in the context of complicated and prolonged COVID-19. all over the world in the whole year 2020. In 6 main markets, in November 2020, the seafood import markets of Vietnam such as the US, EU and China all had positive growth, reaching a turnover of 25 respectively. %, 30% and 15%.
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Import and Export (VASEP) also announced that exports to the US increased in June and in 11 months, exports to the US reached over US $ 1.5 billion, up 11% over the same period last year. Estimated seafood export for the whole year 2020 to this market will reach 1.65 billion USD, up 12% compared to 2019. After a month of implementing EVFTA, seafood exports to the EU also increased sharply from September with an increase from 19 -30%. Seafood export to China in 2020 is expected to reach 1.48 billion USD, up nearly 5% over the same period last year.
Determined to achieve export turnover from 40-42 billion USD
Dr. Nguyen Quoc Toan affirmed, vegetables, wood, shrimp, pangasius, coffee, cocoa, cashew, pepper … are the key items that bring high export value. “By 2020, the agriculture and rural development sector sets an export target of 40-42 billion USD” – Dr. Nguyen Quoc Toan said, at the same time affirmed that it is necessary to continue to focus on 8 groups of export items over 1 billion USD and 6 groups, products with an export value of more than 2 billion USD are coffee and rice; cashew; Vegetables; seafood, wood products.
Enterprises (DN) share, in the context of COVID-19, world trade is very different and in 2021 the world trade situation will continue to have many changes, businesses must find their own way. to “live with” the pandemic.
Mr. Nguyen Dinh Tung – General Director of Vina T&T Group – said: At the beginning of the epidemic season, businesses were facing difficulties because the demand for fruit from these markets dropped deeply. The reduction of international flights and the US withdrawal of quarantine staff also had a great impact on the quarantine and irradiation process for key fruits exported to the US market.
However, after that, the demand for fruit was gradually stabilized as fruit is one of the essential items especially good for health during the epidemic season. In addition, thanks to the good preparation foundation as well as the investment in technology for preservation and development to meet the strict requirements of the EU market in particular and other markets in the world in general. so the supply of fruit is always stable.
According to the General Director of Trung An High-Tech Agriculture Joint Stock Company Pham Thai Binh, rice is an essential commodity with complicated epidemics, the demand for reserves of countries also increases. Vietnam has a strong advantage of successfully signing 14 bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements; It is the expansion and diversification of integration that also makes Vietnam have many advantages, Vietnamese enterprises are more competitive, especially goods in the essential sectors of consumers that are food and foodstuff. and home furniture.
“In terms of rice, Vietnam is a country that always ranks in the top“ top ”in terms of rice exports and current Vietnamese rice has very good quality. Vietnam is again enjoying preferential treatment brought about by trade agreements that some countries with a lot of rice do not have this advantage. This allows us to be confident that Vietnam’s export will continue to make a breakthrough in 2021 ″ – Mr. Pham Thai Binh shared.
General Director of Vina T&T Group also affirmed: In 2021, continue to conquer new markets and bring many kinds of Vietnamese fruits and agricultural products to the world. “To do this, based on our existing foundation, we are investing more to expand high-quality raw material areas, investing in technical staff to maintain global-certified growing areas. GAP and advanced fruit preservation technology. In addition to certified factories such as HACPP, ISO, certification of social responsibility standards SMETA are also interested in investing by businesses ”- Mr. Tung said.
Source: Lao Dong Newspaper
