In the afternoon of September 13, 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Trade presided over and co-ordinated with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to hold the Conference on Developing the Export of Agricultural and Fishery Goods to the Chinese Market. Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh chaired the meeting.
Also attending and co-chairing the meeting were Mr. Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Attending the Conference were about 350 – 400 representatives including representatives of the Government Office, Central Economic Committee, National Assembly Economic Committee; representatives of leaders of concerned ministries and branches such as the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Public Security, the High Command of the Border Guard, the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Information and Communications; representatives of People's Committees and Departments of Industry and Trade of the northern border provinces, People's Committees of key provinces / cities for aquaculture and aquaculture such as Mekong Delta, Red River Delta and Central Highlands , coastal South Central and Southeast; Vietnam Commercial Counselor in Beijing, Chief Representative of Branches in Nanning, Guangzhou, Kunming (China); representatives of Industry Associations and businesses in the fields of Fisheries, Rice, Vegetables, Tea, Cassava, Cashew, Coffee, Pepper, Rubber, Milk …
China is a huge market
China holds the position as the largest trading partner and also the largest import and trade deficit of Vietnam, and the second largest export market of Vietnam, after the United States.
Currently, Vietnam is China's largest trading partner among ASEAN countries, the 6th largest export market and the 11th largest import market of China.
For agricultural and aquatic products, China is the largest export market of Vietnam, averaging 27% of total agricultural and aquatic product export turnover of the whole country and accounting for 30% of total export turnover of goods of all kinds. to this market.
China is currently the No. 1 market for rubber, vegetables and cassava of all kinds; 3rd place for wood and wood products; 4th place in terms of tea; 5th place for fisheries; 9th in coffee … and still a potential market for some other agricultural products.
With a population of more than 1.4 billion people, accounting for 18.7% of the total world population, the import demand of agricultural and aquatic products of China market serves domestic consumption as well as processing production. Very large and diversified export goods. China's 32 provinces and cities all have different needs for each specific product.
In addition, Vietnam and China have joined the signing of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA), which came into effect in 2010, with tariffs reduced to 0% for 8,000 product lines.
It can be seen that Vietnam's agricultural and aquatic products still have potential and export growth potential to China, when meeting the increasingly stringent requirements for the quality of this market.
In the first months of 2019, Vietnam's export of agricultural and aquatic products took place in the context of the world economy tending to slow down, the prices of many commodities decreased after reaching a high level in 2017. – 2018. Export turnover in the first 8 months of 2019 is estimated at US $ 16.6 billion, down 7.2% over the same period.
In the export market structure of the group of agricultural and aquatic products, China is the most important market, its growth has slowed considerably in recent years.
In fact, from the middle of 2018 to now, Chinese management agencies have intensified the implementation of regulations on traceability, quarantine and animal quarantine monitoring and quality of imported agricultural and aquatic products. This has partly affected the progress of Vietnam's exports of agricultural and aquatic products to the Chinese market, in addition to market supply and demand factors such as some specific items such as rice, cassava …
In this situation, the Ministry of Industry and Trade as well as the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have closely coordinated to organize many propaganda activities and timely disseminated information about China's regulations on agricultural products. imported seafood to localities, industry associations and related export enterprises.
However, there are still many domestic enterprises that have not timely updated or know the information but have not really paid attention, changing the market access method in accordance with the regulations and development trends. of China.
This conference is an important time for all to coordinate, review, assess the situation and discuss measures to remove difficulties, orient the reorganization of production to meet the requirements of China, contributing partly taking advantage of the advantages of the ASEAN-China Commodity Trade Agreement and developing sustainable agricultural and aquatic product export to this market in the coming time.
Requires synchronized coordination
Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh at the Conference
Speaking at the opening of the Conference, Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh highly appreciated the achievements of agricultural and aquatic product export in recent years. However, the Minister also pointed out the inadequacies, problems exist, limitations, not really sustainable in the organization of production and export, difficult to control issues of quality, food hygiene and safety, seek an origin. Vietnamese enterprises still lack information, research, learn about market tastes and needs, keep business practices that contain many risky and unstable factors in the market, leading to unsold conditions. stagnant, congested in the country and affecting the progress and efficiency of export …
Minister Tran Tuan Anh affirmed that difficulties in exporting to China had existed for many years and that ministries, industries and businesses had made great efforts to resolve them. However, up to this point, it cannot be delayed anymore because China is increasingly placing barriers with high and strict requirements related to product quality, food safety, traceability, construction. Therefore, the Ministry of Industry and Trade desires to coordinate to reposition in accordance with international trade practices, thereby coming up with specific solutions to boost export growth, creating a stable market for agriculture and gradually solve the story of “good harvest, devaluation” of agricultural products as witnessed for a long time.
Minister Tran Tuan Anh requested that in the coming time, the agencies in coordination will continue to disseminate the mechanisms and policies of the Government, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the concerned ministries and branches. concerning the export of agricultural and aquatic products to the Chinese market; promptly provide guidance and answers on Chinese regulations and standards so that key localities for aquaculture, export, industry associations and export enterprises have appropriate export plans. meet the requirements of the market, thereby improving export efficiency in the future.
“The Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, together with other ministries, sectors, associations, businesses and localities will coordinate, discuss and clarify the report to the reality for collation of policies. , analyze the relevant requirements from which to build a sustainable import and export strategy “, Minister Tran Tuan Anh emphasized.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong
In order to not only export agricultural and aquatic products to China but also to other markets on the right track, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong shared, Vietnam's agricultural export activities need focusing on the planning and restructuring of agricultural and aquatic product production, attaching importance to and taking care of market opening negotiations, strengthening the management and quality control and standards of agricultural and aquatic products to At the same time, it also provides information, orientation and support to farmers and enterprises in production and export processing activities, as well as policies to strengthen chain linkages.
Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong affirmed that, when ensuring all the processes, not only helps businesses always supply enough goods for the Chinese market, not create an oversupply crisis, but also ensure to meet the standards. rigorous standards of all markets.
The end of the Conference of Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong witnessed the launch of the Handbook Some important information to know when exporting agricultural and aquatic products to the Chinese market. Quoc.
This publication is considered as a manual to provide information about the Chinese market to central, local regulatory agencies, associations, manufacturers and exporters, as well as to support the businesses in market development.
