Kinh doanh

After hitting the bottom for 5 years, seafood exports made a breakthrough in China

Affected by the “zero Covid” policy, Vietnam’s seafood exports to China have fallen to the bottom in the past 5 years. However, in the first two months of 2022, Vietnam’s strength created a breakthrough in this market of 1.5 billion people.

According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), in the first two months of 2022, seafood export to China and Hong Kong markets nearly doubled over the same period last year, reaching 170 million USD. In which, the most breakthroughs were pangasius with an increase of 240%, crabs with an increase of 198% and octopus with an increase of 146%.

Shrimp is a commodity with modest growth in the basket of aquatic products exported to the Chinese market in the past 2 months; but still increased 13%, reaching nearly 40 million USD.

Previously, VASEP also said that China implemented a “zero Covid” policy, tightened inspection to trace the SARS-CoV-2 virus on imported seafood, causing traffic jams and customs clearance of goods entering the market. this market throughout 2021. Vietnam’s seafood exports to China are severely affected.

After hitting the bottom for 5 years, seafood exports made a breakthrough in China
Pangasius exports to China increased 240% in the first 2 months of 2022

Accordingly, our country’s seafood exports to this market decreased by 17%, down to 1.1 billion USD, the lowest level in the past 5 years.

According to Ms. Le Hang – Deputy Director of VASEP.PRO Center, although seafood exports to this market sector have seen a strong recovery, the Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Management Department (Nafiqad) has just issued an official dispatch. warned seafood businesses about the situation that in the first 3 months of this year, the number of seafood shipments from Vietnam to China that was warned by this national authority to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus increased sharply.

If effective control and prevention measures are not promptly taken, the number of seafood shipments that are warned to detect SARS-CoV-2 virus and return a lot will cause great damage to businesses and affect the reputation of enterprises. Vietnamese seafood products.

Not to mention, China Customs has issued regulations on registration and management of foreign food production enterprises (Order 248) and Measures for food safety management for import and export (Order 249) effective from 1/ January 2022.

China is still a market with strong demand for seafood. The rapid urbanization in China has led to an increase in the demand for seafood in this country.

However, China changes its import regulations frequently. Therefore, enterprises need to fully comply with the new regulations on exporting seafood to China, strengthen understanding of the needs of each market segment in China, research designs, packaging and labels.

T.An

You are reading the article After hitting the bottom for 5 years, seafood exports made a breakthrough in China
at Blogtuan.info – Source: vietnamnet.vn – Read the original article here

Back to top button