He emphasized that quality improvement should be conducted in all industries, particularly in the context of arising technical barriers in many import countries and unexpected changes in world trade.

The agricultural sector was able to maintain growth thanks to increases in the export of fruit and vegetable, aquatic products, and forestry products.

He added that the ministry is negotiating to open more export markets while maintaining traditional ones and limiting dependence on certain markets.

The ministry is also optimising opportunities from free trade agreements and focusing on market development forecasts, especially in key markets such as Europe, Japan and China, he added.

According to director of the ministry’s Agro Processing and Market Development Authority (AgroTrade) Nguyen Quoc Toan, the export turnover of the main agricultural products including rice, coffee and cassava fell 5.6 percent year-on-year to 5.2 billion USD in the first four months of 2019.

However, the agricultural sector was able to maintain growth thanks to increases in the export of fruit and vegetable (up 7.03 percent year on year in January-April to more than 1.4 billion USD), aquatic products (up 2.4 percent to 2.48 billion USD), forestry products (up 17.8 percent to 3.2 billion USD).

Toan said exports of agro-forestry-fishery products in the next few months are forecast to see more positive changes, but difficulties and challenges lie ahead, such as stricter technical barriers from import markets and global trade volatility.

Vietnam, China to enhance trade on farm produce

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has held a working session with head of China’s General Administration of Customs Ni Yuefeng to seek ways to boost bilateral trade ties in a more balanced and sustainable manner.

 

Bac Giang strives to ensure condition to export farm produce to China

(BGO) – Recently, the Chinese market has requested several condition when importing the farm produce from Vietnam and other countries. To meet the criteria and ensure a smooth product consumption, the northern province of Bac Giang has applied many solutions. 

 

Major farm produce exports hit 4.2 billion USD

 

 

Tan Yen stamps on farm produce for origin traceability

(BGO) – Tan Yen district in Bac Giang province has paid due attention to supporting the local farmers in brand protection and stamp for agricultural produce’s origin traceability to promote the products’ prestige, hence helping them earn a good income and expand the consumption market.

 

Support trademark development for community farm produce

(BGO) – The People’s Committee in the northern province of Bac Giang has approved for the project to build and develop the provincial level community farm produce in the period of 2019 – 2021, the Department of Industry and Trade (DoIT) reported. 

 

Source: VNA