An overview of the meeting (Photo: https://nongnghiep.vn/) At a working session on August 25 to prepare for theupcoming meeting of the Vietnam-China Steering Committee on bilateralcooperation, MARD Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh and Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vuagreed that Vietnam has great advantages in exporting farm produce to China.
However, Doanh said that the current biggest barrier in thework is the changing border trade regulations of China.
Deputy Minister Vu affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will work closely with the MARD to deal with difficulties in promotingfarm produce exports to China, and suggested that the two ministries increase the exchangeof information and specific ideas.
The ministry will also work with the Chinese side to ask forcollaboration in creating mechanisms for smooth border trade between the twocountries.
Vietnam currently exports nine types of fresh fruit to China via officialchannels, which are dragon fruit, watermelon, lychee, longan, banana, mango,jackfruit, rambutan and mangosteen. The Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (MARD) is seeking authorisation for eight more agricultural productsto be shipped to China via official channels.
Data from the MARD shows that the total value of import and exportof agricultural, forestry and fisheries products reached 53.2 billion USDin the first seven months of 2021, of which exports stood at 28.6 billion USD,up 26.7 percent from the same period last year.
The country’s trade of agri-forestry-fisheries products with China rose by 38.8 percent year onyear to 8.67 billion USD in the first half of the year, with exports hittingover 6.17 billion USD, up 35.8 percent./.
VNA
