Firms to get help to expand rice export markets
Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)
In order to take advantage of FTAs and increase the Vietnamese rice export market share at more competitive prices, the Ministry of Industry and Trade will continue to coordinate with ministries, branches and the Vietnam Food Association to help businesses effectively implement the deals and make the most of markets such as the Republic of Korea and the EU.The ministry would implement solutions on mechanisms and policies to remove technical and trade barriers, internalise international commitments, customs procedures, logistics and credit as well as building and developing brands to create a premise for rice export enterprises to exploit the markets, said Tran Quoc Toan, deputy director of the Import and Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
For rice exporters as well as farmers, Toan noted the need to be more proactive in improving the competitiveness of products through quality and price as well as building and protecting trade to persify markets towards sustainable exports.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported the volume of rice exported reached 450,000 tonnes with a value of 246 million USD last month.
The cumulative amount of rice exported in the first three months of this year rose 1.1 million tonnes, while the value hit 606 million USD, down 30.4 percent in volume and 17.4 percent in value over the same period last year.
Nguyen Van Don, director of Viet Hung Co., Ltd in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, said that the reason for the decline in rice exports was partly as the first quarter of this year coincided with the Lunar New Year holiday.
In addition, the first two months of the year were between-crop periods when the rice supply was limited while the price was high, so it was difficult for businesses to negotiate export contracts.
Although the company's rice export volume declined by more than 30 percent over the same period for the first three months of the year, the export rice price rose by about 20 percent. The two largest import markets are still the Philippines and China.
Meanwhile, Pham Thai Binh, general director of the Trung An High-Tech Farming JSC in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, said that the first quarter’s rice export dropped significantly in volume due to a shortage of empty containers and soaring freight rates.
“Customers still need to import, but enterprises cannot order containers to pack their goods, the shortage of empty containers has pushed freight rates up 600-700 percent, from 1,000 USD to 6,000-7,000 USD per container. With this rate, not only rice exporters but also other firms are facing difficulties. This situation means the importer had to consider delaying the time of receiving the goods or looking for closer sources to reduce costs,” said Binh.
Commenting on this issue, Toan said that although the amount of rice exported in the first quarter of this year declined compared to the same period last year, the price of rice for export grew due to high demand for food reserves around the world, which has pushed up the general level of world rice prices.
Thai and Indian rice prices have also hit record highs in recent years.
Vietnam's rice price continued to remain at a high level of 547 USD per tonne by the end of the first quarter of this year, up 18.6 percent, equivalent to an increase of 86 USD per ton compared to the same period last year. The current price of rice has been and is benefiting the rice farmers.
Vietnamese rice was being purchased by importers at high prices due to the improved quality of Vietnamese rice, said Toan.
Vietnamese rice exporters were increasingly focusing on improving quality and traceability to meet the strict standards of export markets such as the EU, the RoK, and the US, Toan said.
In addition, Vietnam has entered into many trade agreements with many strategic countries and regions such as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and more recently the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA)./.
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