In the afternoon of March 12, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development chaired a meeting with functional units, enterprises and industry associations … to discuss solutions to stabilize agricultural production and maintain an increase. growth, boosting exports, worrying about the market and overcoming difficulties in the face of increased epidemics, the risk of prolonged …
Reporting at this conference, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said that in the first two months of the year, due to the strong impact caused by the Covid-19 epidemic, the industry's export turnover was only 5.34 billion USD, down 2.8%. compared to the same period in 2019.
Import turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products is estimated at US $ 4.3 billion, down 6.7% over the same period in 2019.
However, the trade surplus in the first 2 months was still 1.02 billion USD, up by 18.4% as compared to the same period last year.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong chaired and spoke at the conference, emphasizing the need to make efforts to find new markets for agricultural products, to seize opportunities.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, entering 2020, the agricultural sector will face many difficulties. It is forecast that in the coming time, the global economy will continue its slow growth trend. Key economies face many difficulties. The outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic was serious, complicated, and unpredictable at the end and adversely affecting world economic growth. The global supply chain is disrupted by China as an important supplier of inputs to many countries and multinational corporations around the world.
Besides, US-China trade tensions have eased but are still complicated. The rise of protectionism has adversely affected global production, investment and trade. Increasing trade tensions and risks, widespread economic recession significantly affected global trade in general and agricultural trade in particular.
In the country, climate change impacts appear right from the beginning of the year, causing drought and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta, affecting cultivation and aquaculture; Although African swine fever has been strongly reduced but has not been completely controlled, it still makes it difficult for the group to re-herd; Avian influenza is at risk of outbreaks in Vietnam when the total poultry population is now very large; The yellow card for export of marine fishing products issued by the European Commission has not been removed. Meanwhile, the Covid-19 epidemic is complicated and has a direct impact on the production and export, import and consumption of agricultural commodities in Vietnam.
To overcome this problem, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has determined that, along with restructuring agricultural production, it is necessary to promote finding markets and “outputs” for agricultural products.
The solutions proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development are to complete the construction and submit to the Prime Minister on the plan to change the business method of agriculture, forestry and fishery products, in the direction of increasing export value. .
Diversify agricultural, forestry and fishery export markets, gradually reduce the dependence on a market, meet high commodity standards of goods origin and geographical indications; promote agricultural processing industry. Strengthen the implementation of trade promotion activities, expand markets for agricultural products, access to retail systems, supermarket chains in foreign countries.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will actively coordinate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Vietnamese Embassy in countries to comprehensively deploy, achieving the highest efficiency in market promotion and development in key and potential areas. potential and niche markets, creating a breakthrough in market diversification …
Continue to deploy promotion and market development missions in key localities of China, right after the Chinese control of Covid-19 epidemic and announced the reopening to normal. Preparing the whole plan and scenario for the demand for agricultural and aquatic products of many localities where Covid-19 epidemic will increase after the epidemic is over (last time, many localities of China, such as Hubei province) severely isolation, farmers do not produce in the field … leading to a lack of balance of food, food and import).
Organizing trade promotion forums, promoting domestic consumption (prioritizing the domestic market) through the system of connecting agricultural purchasing between localities, businesses and farmers. Reorganizing the distribution system associated with producers (including preparing the scenario in the context of many localities announcing the outbreak of Covid-19 will lead to high demand and the amount of food, due to psychological and needs of epidemic prevention of people). Collaborate with industry associations, enterprises, local industry and trade units to promote trade promotion, bringing agricultural products into consumption in large supermarket chains and chains …
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