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    Vietnam’s export of fruits and vegetables will be reduced by 30%, no fruit is harvested and customs clearance will be slow

    • Last Update: 2021-08-26
    • Source: Internet
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    According to Vietnam’s "Business News", the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, Chen Qingnan, said that it is expected that in the second half of this year, the export of Vietnamese agricultural products will be greatly reduced, and the export volume of fruits and vegetables will drop by about 30% .
     
    In the first half of 2021, the export of Vietnamese agricultural products has been rising, with fruit and vegetable exports reaching US$2.
    063 billion, a year-on-year increase of 17.
    7%
    .
    Among them, exports to China reached 1.
    25 billion US dollars, an increase of 16.
    2% year-on-year, accounting for 56% of Vietnam's total fruit and vegetable exports
    .
     
    However, since mid-July, the situation of Vietnam's new crown epidemic has continued to be complicated, which has completely disrupted Vietnam's export plan for foreign exchange earnings
    .
    At present, Vietnam has more than 8,000 newly diagnosed cases of new coronary pneumonia in a single day, with a total of more than 220,000 confirmed cases
    .
    Many raw material producing areas in Vietnam have been blocked, and many provinces are facing tremendous pressure and challenges in harvesting, processing, transporting and purchasing
    .
    Compared with before the epidemic, the price of sea containers has also risen.
    The price of containers from Vietnam to the United States has risen from US$1,800 to US$9600-17000
    .
    Another risk is that the number of shipping companies will decrease, and some will not even carry out the transportation of refrigerated goods, fruits and vegetables
    .
    The reason is that during the epidemic period, refrigerated goods not only have high freight costs, but also bear higher risks, which has brought huge losses to export enterprises of fresh products such as fruits
    .
     
      At the same time, China's major border ports have also strengthened the control of fruits from Vietnam, and customs clearance and customs clearance time have generally been extended
    .
    Liang Zongqing, vice chairman of the People's Committee of Liangshan Province, said that China conducts 100% inspection on Vietnam's exported fruits, and the customs clearance time is longer than the inspection time for fruits in other countries
    .
    For fruits from Thailand, only 30% are checked
    .
    Since China temporarily stopped importing Vietnamese dragon fruit through the Yunnan Hekou Port and Tianbao Port from July 18th to August 17th, there are as many as hundreds of dragon fruit vehicles accumulated at the border port of Liangshan Province, Vietnam, and the current average daily customs clearance capacity is only 100.
    -130 vehicles
    .
    At the Mong Cai border port in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam, the export procedures for Vietnamese dragon fruit have also been slowed down
    .
    Due to strict disinfection procedures on site every day, currently only 20-30 trucks are allowed to pass through each day
    .
    In addition, China will temporarily stop accepting Vietnamese trucks to enter the ASEAN Fruit Center through the Xinqing border port from July 30
    .
     
      Although the market demand for agricultural products in Vietnam is still very large, with the spread and expansion of the epidemic, 19 provinces and cities in southern Vietnam have implemented "social quarantine
    .
    " The crops in the fields are unattended and lack of agricultural materials.
    The psychological pressure of the people leads to a lack of high-quality export products.
    It is also difficult for foreign buyers to enter Vietnam for negotiations and purchases
    .
    In addition, there are different political opinions on the implementation of specific lockdown and isolation measures between provinces, and there are huge obstacles to the transportation and circulation of goods between many provinces
    .
    Although the Vietnamese government requires all provinces to open up green channels for agricultural products, local governments worry that they will be held accountable after the spread of the epidemic, which will eventually lead to serious congestion on the national roads and no smooth circulation
    .
     
      According to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, as of August, there are about 640,000 tons of fruits to be harvested and sold in the southern provinces of Vietnam
    .
    Among them, 40,000 tons of mangoes, 109,000 tons of bananas, 75,000 tons of durians, 40,000 tons of oranges, 40,000 tons of longan, 30,000 tons of pineapples, and 10,000 tons of jackfruit
    .
    Some areas in Vietnam require personnel who harvest and transport fruits to pass the rapid detection of new coronavirus or RT-PCR, and the test results are negative
    .
    Due to the limited capacity of local governments to carry out new coronavirus detection and lack of quick test kits, fruit harvesting and transportation are facing difficulties
    .
     
      In response to the increasingly serious problem of unsalable agricultural products, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam has recently introduced five programs to stimulate domestic demand, develop e-commerce, and diversify export markets
    .
    Despite the Vietnamese government's efforts to rescue the market, it is a foregone conclusion that Vietnam's agricultural exports will be significantly reduced in the second half of the year
    .

    Agricultural exports of fruits and vegetables
     
      In the first half of 2021, the export of Vietnamese agricultural products has been rising, with fruit and vegetable exports reaching US$2.
    063 billion, a year-on-year increase of 17.
    7%
    .
    Among them, exports to China reached 1.
    25 billion US dollars, an increase of 16.
    2% year-on-year, accounting for 56% of Vietnam's total fruit and vegetable exports
    .

     
      However, since mid-July, the situation of Vietnam's new crown epidemic has continued to be complicated, which has completely disrupted Vietnam's export plan for foreign exchange earnings
    .
    At present, Vietnam has more than 8,000 newly diagnosed cases of new coronary pneumonia in a single day, with a total of more than 220,000 confirmed cases
    .
    Many raw material producing areas in Vietnam have been blocked, and many provinces are facing tremendous pressure and challenges in harvesting, processing, transporting and purchasing
    .
    Compared with before the epidemic, the price of sea containers has also risen.
    The price of containers from Vietnam to the United States has risen from US$1,800 to US$9600-17000
    .
    Another risk is that the number of shipping companies will decrease, and some will not even carry out the transportation of refrigerated goods, fruits and vegetables
    .
    The reason is that during the epidemic period, refrigerated goods not only have high freight costs, but also bear higher risks, which has brought huge losses to export enterprises of fresh products such as fruits
    .
    fruit
     
      At the same time, China's major border ports have also strengthened the control of fruits from Vietnam, and customs clearance and customs clearance time have generally been extended
    .
    Liang Zongqing, vice chairman of the People's Committee of Liangshan Province, said that China conducts 100% inspection on Vietnam's exported fruits, and the customs clearance time is longer than the inspection time for fruits in other countries
    .
    For fruits from Thailand, only 30% are checked
    .
    Since China temporarily stopped importing Vietnamese dragon fruit through the Yunnan Hekou Port and Tianbao Port from July 18th to August 17th, there are as many as hundreds of dragon fruit vehicles accumulated at the border port of Liangshan Province, Vietnam, and the current average daily customs clearance capacity is only 100.
    -130 vehicles
    .
    At the Mong Cai border port in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam, the export procedures for Vietnamese dragon fruit have also been slowed down
    .
    Due to strict disinfection procedures on site every day, currently only 20-30 trucks are allowed to pass through each day
    .
    In addition, China will temporarily stop accepting Vietnamese trucks to enter the ASEAN Fruit Center through the Xinqing border port from July 30
    .
     
      Although the market demand for agricultural products in Vietnam is still very large, with the spread and expansion of the epidemic, 19 provinces and cities in southern Vietnam have implemented "social quarantine
    .
    " The crops in the fields are unattended and lack of agricultural materials.
    The psychological pressure of the people leads to a lack of high-quality export products.
    It is also difficult for foreign buyers to enter Vietnam for negotiations and purchases
    .
    In addition, there are different political opinions on the implementation of specific lockdown and isolation measures between provinces, and there are huge obstacles to the transportation and circulation of goods between many provinces
    .
    Although the Vietnamese government requires all provinces to open up green channels for agricultural products, local governments worry that they will be held accountable after the spread of the epidemic, which will eventually lead to serious congestion on the national roads and no smooth circulation
    .
     
      According to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, as of August, there are about 640,000 tons of fruits to be harvested and sold in the southern provinces of Vietnam
    .
    Among them, 40,000 tons of mangoes, 109,000 tons of bananas, 75,000 tons of durians, 40,000 tons of oranges, 40,000 tons of longan, 30,000 tons of pineapples, and 10,000 tons of jackfruit
    .
    Some areas in Vietnam require personnel who harvest and transport fruits to pass the rapid detection of new coronavirus or RT-PCR, and the test results are negative
    .
    Due to the limited capacity of local governments to carry out new coronavirus detection and lack of quick test kits, fruit harvesting and transportation are facing difficulties
    .
     
      In response to the increasingly serious problem of unsalable agricultural products, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam has recently introduced five programs to stimulate domestic demand, develop e-commerce, and diversify export markets
    .
    Despite the Vietnamese government's efforts to rescue the market, it is a foregone conclusion that Vietnam's agricultural exports will be significantly reduced in the second half of the year
    .

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