In the first 7 months of 2020, exports of many agricultural, forestry and aquatic products still maintained growth, helping the trade surplus increase by 3.8% over the same period in 2019.
Rice continues to maintain the momentum of export growth from early 2020 to the present, despite the difficulties caused by the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic. Photo: Le Hoang Vu.
Specifically, in the first 7 months of 2020, the total import-export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products was estimated at nearly US $ 39.5 billion, of which exports (exports) were estimated at US $ 22.3 billion, down 2.8% compared to the previous year. with the same period in 2019; import was estimated at 17.2 billion USD, down 4.6%; trade surplus was nearly 5.2 billion USD, up 3.8% compared to the same period in 2019.
The optimistic signal is that in July, the export turnover of agriculture, forestry and fishery is estimated at US $ 3.4 billion, up 4.6% compared to June; in which, the export value of main agricultural products is estimated at US $ 1.4 billion (down 1.0%), main forest products are about US $ 1.1 billion (up 9.8%), aquatic products reach US $ 780 million (up 8.4%).
Generally for the first 7 months of 2020, export turnover of main agricultural products was estimated at US $ 10.4 billion, down 4.0%; fishery was estimated at US $ 4.4 billion, down 6.4%; main forestry products reached 6.5 billion USD, up 6.7%.
In the first 7 months of 2020, although many export items decreased in turnover over the same period in 2019, many other items still increased, such as rice, vegetables, cassava, shrimp, wood and wooden products, cinnamon, rattan and bamboo are all The export value increased over the same period.
Specifically: rice export value reached US $ 1.9 billion (up 10.9%); vegetables with 414 million USD (up 9.6%); cassava reached US $ 107 million (up 101.8%), shrimp exports earned nearly US $ 2 billion (up 12.1%); cinnamon gained 110 million USD (up 15.4%); wooden products reached 4.5 billion USD (up 9.0%); Rattan, bamboo, sedge mats reached US $ 305 million (up 14.7%) … There are currently 6 groups with export items of over US $ 1 billion, led by wooden products with over US $ 4.5 billion.
In the first 7 months of 2020, the items that decreased in export turnover were su star reached 864 million USD (down 19.5%), tea reached 111 million USD (down 7.7%), pepper reached 395 million USD (down 22.5%), fruit reached 1.5 billion USD (down 20.2%), Pangasius reached 828 million USD (down 26.9%).
Export market: Generally for the first 7 months of 2020, China was still the largest market with the export turnover of nearly US $ 5.4 billion, down 11.1% over the same period in 2019 and accounting for 24.1% market share.
Followed by the United States was estimated at 5.2 billion USD, up 9.5% over the same period and accounted for 23.1% market share; Export to ASEAN countries reached nearly 2.3 billion USD, up 6.2% and accounting for 10.27% market share; EU market is estimated at 2.2 billion USD, down 2.7% and accounting for 9.9% market share; Export to Japan reached nearly 1.9 billion USD, down 0.1%, accounting for nearly 8.6% market share …
Promote seafood consumption in the domestic market
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According to the General Department of Fisheries, in July, the production of aquatic products recovered, seafood production was estimated at 783.3 thousand tons, up 1.5% compared to July 2019. Accumulated in the first 7 months of 2020, the country’s total seafood production was estimated at nearly 4.65 million tons, up 1.6% compared to the same period in 2019.
Mr. Tran Dinh Luan, Director General of the General Department of Fisheries, said that over the past time, he had sent delegations to localities to deploy solutions to develop shrimp farming. In particular, focus on inspecting seed production and transport facilities.
Accordingly, for the first time, the General Department of Fisheries has destroyed 4,900 broodstock of unknown origin intending to mix into the breeding facilities for farmers.
In the first 7 months of 2020, shrimp export earned nearly US $ 2 billion (up 12.1%). Photo: TL.
For Pangasius, under the guidance of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on increasing domestic market exploitation, the General Department of Fisheries has encouraged and suggested businesses to promote the connection and consumption of Pangasius products. In the Northern market, especially the group cafeteria systems. Typically, Bac Ha Enterprise (belonging to Hanoi Agricultural Investment and Development Company Limited) currently consumes about 150-200 tons / month.
In order to further promote Pangasius consumption in the domestic market, the General Department of Fisheries has organized a connection between An Viet Company (in the North) and Nam Viet Company (in An Giang) to develop a chapter. a thorough communication program to boost the consumption of Pangasius products in the Northern market, especially industrial and school rations.
It is expected that in the middle of August 2020, these two businesses will organize an event to connect consumption with big schools in Hanoi and large industrial zones such as Sam Sung Company (Thai Nguyen and Bac). Ninh).
Opening more export fruit products
The issue of opening negotiations and opening export of some agricultural products to the Chinese market, said Mr. Hoang Trung, Director of Plant Protection Department, for the Chinese market, the Plant Protection Department is completing. Technical documents that the two sides have negotiated for a number of other fruits and agricultural products such as black agar, sweet potato, durian.
However, due to the Covid-19 epidemic, Chinese experts have not been able to come to inspect and evaluate the planting areas in Vietnam. These activities will be implemented by the two countries as soon as the Covid-19 epidemic is controlled.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development instructs the Plant Protection Department to continue drastically negotiating and opening more export agricultural products (In the photo: Chinese experts inspect the preliminary processing and packing facility of black jelly in Vietnam). Photo: TL.
For the US, the Plant Protection Department is also negotiating to open the door for the 7th fruit to export to this market, which is a grapefruit. Until now, the negotiation procedures have basically been completed, if nothing changes, it is likely that in September 2020 (or later, November 2020), the US side will allow the opening of the grapefruit. Vietnam.
In addition, Vietnam’s grapefruit is also being negotiated to open exports to the Korean market (expected to complete procedures in the first quarter of 2021).
For the Japanese market, in addition to litchi fruit of Vietnam which has just been allowed to be exported, the Plant Protection Department is continuing to negotiate to open the door for longan to export to Japan.
Continue to promote pork imports
According to the General Statistics Office, in July 2020, the country’s total flock of pigs decreased by 3.0% compared to the same period in 2019 (while poultry flock increased by 5.5%; flock of cows increased by 3.0%).
Mr. Pham Van Dong, Director of the Department of Animal Health, said that up to now, the African swine fever has only occurred in some small farmers, mainly in the northern mountainous provinces such as Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Kan and Lao Cai …
DAH is actively coordinating with localities to build disease-free regions, facilities and production chains of some livestock products such as meat, eggs, milk, honey, and bird’s nests to boost production. Password.
Regarding pork imports, the Department of Animal Health said that from the beginning of 2020, there have been 130 enterprises deploying imports with the quantity of over 92 thousand tons of pork, and 27 times the enterprises have registered to import breeding pigs, with the registered number of 293 thousand heads, of which 15 businesses have imported more than 15,300 breeding pigs, an increase of 6 times compared to 2019.
Regarding the import of live pigs (porkers) from Thailand, there have been 36 times the enterprises registered to import, with the amount of more than 4.7 million, of which 13 enterprises have started to import with over 60,000 (as of July 26).
Currently, the number of pork imported from Thailand to Vietnam is on average maintained from 2,000 to 3,000 heads / day and is continuing to increase.
