Vietnam and China signed a protocol on phytosanitary requirements for the export of cold powder grass from Vietnam to China

Video talks between Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the General Administration of Customs of China and the signing ceremony of a protocol on phytosanitary requirements for the importation of cold powder grass from Vietnam were held on the afternoon of December 8, the Vietnam News Agency reported.
meeting, Vietnam's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nguyen Chun-qiang, spoke highly of the Agreement on Phytosanitary Requirements for Vietnam's Cold Powder Grass to China, which was actively promoted by the Director General of the Chinese Customs Administration, Nguyen Yuefeng, and relevant Chinese officials.
the two sides discussed measures to further promote the opening up of markets and trade between the two countries, so as to create convenient conditions for smooth customs clearance at ports.
, during the meeting, the two sides will be video-based Vietnamese cold powder grass into China phytosanitary requirements protocol.
addition, China has agreed to guide the relevant departments of both sides to evaluate and approve Vietnamese-made bird's nests in both online and offline forms.
, Minister Nguyen Chun-qiang expressed the hope that China would open its market to Vietnam durian and sweet potatoes at an early time.
suggested that the General Administration of Customs of China should use the same flexible inspection method as bird's nests to inspect the products.
durian and sweet potatoes, Minister Nguyen Chun-qiang suggested that China give priority to licensing Vietnamese grapefruit and thyme fruit.
For aquaculture products, including bird's nests, after an online assessment, Minister Yu Chunqiang suggested that the General Administration of Customs of China speed up the signing of procedures, sign the agreement at an early time, agree on export quarantine certificates, and provide coding to Vietnamese enterprises with export conditions.
for dairy products, Chinese authorities have been actively cooperating with the licensing of products exported to China to five dairy factories in Vietnam.
Minister Yu Chunqiang suggested that China continue to support and give priority to licensing some of the 11 qualified dairy production plants.
For aquatic products, China has issued licences to 750 Vietnamese aquatic processing plants, 7 crab, lobster packaging plants and 69 farms, and Vietnam has licensed 128 types of aquatic products and 48 types of aquatic products for export to China.
Minister Yu Chunqiang suggested that China increase the licensing of some aquatic products processing enterprises and packaging plants, as well as some aquatic products.
The two sides have achieved positive results in the risk assessment of sweet potato and durian products, but China has not been able to send experts to Vietnam for field inspections because of the outbreak of new crown pneumonia, said Yu Yuefeng, director-general of china's Customs Administration.
for grapefruit and thyme fruit, The Chinese side has informed the Vietnamese side of the results of the risk assessment and waits for the Vietnamese reply.
for the bird's nest, the Chinese side has completed the risk assessment information file.
the two sides could continue to discuss specific technical conditions in order to promote the early export of the product to China.
Regarding the increase in the issuance of export licenses to some Vietnamese dairy producers, aquatic enterprises and aquatic products, Director Yu Yuefeng said that China is completing the process of reviewing the archives and that in the near future, some enterprises will be granted permits to export the above-mentioned products to China.
the RCEP Agreement just signed, Minister Yu Chunqiang and Director-General Yu Yuefeng agreed to continue their efforts to promote the development of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries and make positive contributions to the economic development of their respective countries.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Viet Nam will actively cooperate with the relevant departments in order to carry out the relevant steps after the signing of the Protocol.
meeting, the two sides agreed that the relevant departments of the two countries should set up hotlines to solve the difficulties and problems in trade between the two countries in a timely manner and meet the needs of agricultural development in both countries.
the two sides agreed to step up efforts to combat smuggling and animal inspection, strengthen cross-border prevention and control of animal infectious diseases, and enhance their quarantine capabilities.
the issue of import and export of hybrid rice seeds raised by China, Minister Nguyen Chun-qiang said Vietnam highly values and supports the planting of hybrid rice seeds in Vietnam.
department will guide the institutes in their research on the matter.
, Vietnam is China's seventh largest trading partner in the world and ASEAN's largest trading partner.
signed 13 agricultural cooperation documents aimed at promoting agricultural trade between the two countries.
vietnam and China's economies are highly complementary.
's main exports to China include food, cash crops, tropical fruits and vegetables, and aquatic products.
export agricultural materials and equipment, temperly-belt products, processed agricultural products, etc. to Vietnam.
2010-2019, the trade volume of agricultural, for forest and aquatic products between the two countries grew at an average annual rate of 15%, reaching US$15.7 billion in 2019.
in the first 10 months of this year, Vietnam's trade in agro- and aquatic products with China still reached $11.2 billion, with Vietnam's exports to China amounting to $8.3 billion and imports amounting to $2.9 billion.
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