Vietnam's export of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products: new breakthroughs achieved

(People's Daily) The complex spread of the new crown epidemic has negatively affected agricultural production activities
.
However, due to the initiative to resolve difficulties and achieve breakthroughs in changing production ideas and improving product quality, Vietnam's exports of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products have achieved impressive growth .
In the future, the Ministry of Agriculture doors remain active attitude in other aspects of production to market, develop different scenarios to deal with unrest situation in the world market at any time .

 

　　Impressive growth data

 

　　Nguyen Kuo-chan, director of the Agricultural Product Market Development and Processing Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, revealed that in the first half of 2021, Vietnam's exports of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products reached US$24.
23 billion, a year-on-year increase of 28.
2%
.
The surge in exports of products including timber and wood products, rubber, tea, pepper, cashew nuts, fruits and vegetables and so on
.

 

　　Among them, the export of timber and wood products has achieved a breakthrough.
In the first half of 2021, the export value was US$8.
1 billion, a year-on-year increase of 74.
8%, a record high
.
In the first half of 2021, the growth rate of Hanoi's timber and wood product manufacturers was 22.
3%
.
It is worth noting that exports to the five major markets of the United States, China, the European Union, Japan and South Korea have soared
.
Specifically, in the first half of 2021, the United States was the largest export market for Vietnam's timber and wood products, with exports amounting to US$6.
7 billion, an increase of 59.
8%
.
China ranked second, with exports of US$4.
75 billion, a year-on-year increase of 32.
1%
.
In addition, the process of promoting penetration into markets such as Peru, Australia and Thailand has also achieved positive results
.

 

　　When analyzing the above-mentioned impressive data, Feng Dejin, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, believes that the export of agricultural products is on the right path, that is, focusing on improving product quality and increasing exports to traditional large markets
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In the context of the surge in import demand for agricultural products in many countries due to the epidemic, cooperatives and the business community have made good use of market opportunities
.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has cooperated with various agencies and localities to actively research, predict and make good use of the advantages brought by the new generation of free trade agreements, aiming to promote the export of agricultural products and promptly help enterprises to resolve difficulties in promoting the smooth flow of goods and border trade
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　　In the litchi season this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has cooperated with relevant departments and the Beijiang and Hai Duong provinces to facilitate the entry of Chinese businessmen into Vietnam to negotiate the purchase of lychees.
In addition, they have strengthened negotiations to clear bottlenecks and promote new markets such as Australia, Singapore, and Thailand.
The exit
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　　Maintain a proactive attitude from production to market

 

　　Regarding the goal of increasing the export value of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products to 45 billion U.
S.
dollars in 2021 (the government’s set goal is 42 billion U.
S.
dollars), at the work summary in the first half of 2021 and the work deployment meeting in the second half of 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development stated, The Ministry will cooperate with relevant departments and agencies and various localities to actively carry out supporting measures, which will focus on potential flagship products, aiming to make up for the gap in products that are expected to fail to achieve the set goals
.
Specifically, the Ministry has set the target to target at USD 21.
5 billion in exports of agricultural products, USD 14 billion in exports of forest products and wood products, USD 8.
5 billion in aquatic products, and USD 1 billion in other products
.

 

　　When referring to the implementation of this goal, Nguyen Kuo Chuan, Director of the Agricultural Products Market Development and Processing Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that the Ministry will establish information exchange channels through Vietnamese embassies and commercial offices to strengthen interconnection with various localities and enterprises Intercommunication aims to provide relevant information, especially information on five important markets, including the United States, China, the European Union, Japan and South Korea, and aims to analyze, evaluate and forecast the sales demand of agricultural products
.

 

　　From the perspective of the enterprise, Pan Wenquan, manager of Vietnam TAT Timber Import and Export Company, said that so far, the company has signed export orders to the European Union until the end of the year
.
However, in the long run, the company hopes that the management agency can provide timely and sufficient information so as to effectively use the preferential treatment of glulam in the Vietnam-Europe Free Trade Agreement
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　　For the local government, Yang Qingsong, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Beijiang Province, suggested that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development continue to assist in the application of information technology, aiming to increase the sales of agricultural products on the e-commerce platform and implement the traceability of the raw material area and the origin of agricultural products
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　　As the biggest leader of the department, Liming Huan, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that in order to achieve new breakthroughs in the future, the agricultural department will continue to change its mindset from agricultural production thinking to agricultural economic thinking, and maintain a proactive attitude from production to market
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　　Accordingly, the agricultural sector will strengthen trade promotion and export market expansion, innovate the organization of production and operation, strengthen development, and give priority to assisting enterprises and cooperatives that adopt advanced control technologies and can implement production and marketing docking
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will formulate a plan to cope with changes in the international market and activate the entire system to participate in the interconnection of agricultural product supply and demand data at any time
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