Signals of “speeding up” in the second quarter from agricultural product exporters

Many export orders to European and American markets

Although affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, world market fluctuations, it is estimated that in March 2022, the total export turnover of goods of Ho Chi Minh City enterprises. Ho Chi Minh City at border gates across the country reached $4,585.5 million, up 42.7% over the previous month. Export alone (excluding crude oil) reached USD 4,428.8 million, up 44.7%. At this time, many businesses said that positive signals will continue to come in the second quarter, when the demand for agricultural products in major markets around the world recovers.

In the first quarter of 2022, Phuc Sinh Consumer Goods Joint Stock Company (Ho Chi Minh City) exported 700 containers of coffee and pepper products to Europe, the US and North America… the company has increased by 30% over the same period last year. According to the business, when the epidemic in some countries shows signs of slowing down, the demand for essential food products increases, so businesses have the opportunity to receive more orders.

The representative of this enterprise also said that some products that Vietnam has strengths and the US side needs to import to meet domestic consumption are vegetables, tubers, fruits, coffee, tea, pepper, and rubber. , cashew nuts, seafood… If technical barriers are met, exports to fastidious markets will continue to grow strongly in the coming time. New markets such as Asia and the Middle East also returned to import goods.

Some exporters of raw agricultural products and processed agricultural products said that orders were full until the end of the second quarter.

Meanwhile, DhFoods, an exporter of Vietnamese spices to European and American markets, also believes that there is room to export Vietnamese spices to these major markets in the coming years. a lot, it is important for manufacturers to capture the tastes of the majority, understand the market. Mr. Nguyen Trung Dung, Chairman and CEO of DhFoods, said that the export ratio of Dh Foods accounts for nearly 10% of total revenue, which Mr. Dung expects to increase to 30% by 2025.

Facilitate the circulation of goods

According to the City Statistics Department. In Ho Chi Minh City, in the first two months of 2022, the group of agricultural products with export value reached more than 695 million USD, up 63.3% over the same period and accounting for 10.1% of total export turnover.

Besides the recovery signal from the import market, exporters said that they are actively expanding exports to new markets such as Japan, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, etc. However, many units Exports of processed agricultural products and raw agricultural products also expect to receive more support in terms of export and customs clearance policies in the current context when input costs for many services are high.

Speaking recently at a meeting and dialogue with businesses in Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Dinh Ngoc Thang, Director of the City Customs Department. Ho Chi Minh said, according to Decision 38, in the near future there will be specialized inspection centers like in Cat Lai. Customs clearance and customs clearance will be very fast, cutting logistics costs, time and travel will help businesses in clearing goods.

Experts predict that in 2022, the COVID-19 epidemic will still affect global trade in goods, so deeply processed and canned products will continue to be a popular consumption trend. Therefore, exporters need to focus on this segment to dominate the market, as well as facilitate the circulation of goods.

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