Processing bird's nest at Khanh Hoa Salanganes Nest Company (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese companies have increasedinvestment to seize bird’s nest export opportunities to China in the coming time, insiders said.
The first batch of bird’s nest products was exported to China last week following a protocol signed in November of 2022 between theVietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the ChineseGeneral Administration of Customs (GACC).
The products are manufactured by the AVANEST Vietnam Nutrition Joint Stock Company,one of the two Vietnamese firms that are allowed to export bird’s nestproducts to the neighbouring country.
According to Tong Xuan Chinh, deputy head of the ministry’s Departmentof Animal Health, the fact that China officially allows the import of Vietnamesebird’s nest opens many opportunities for the development of bird’snest farming and processing industry.
Currently, 42 out of 63 provinces are engaging inbird's nest farming with over 22,000 bird's nest houses. Vietnam's annualbird's nest output is about 150 tonnes worth over 600 million USD.
China is the world largest bird’s nestconsuming market with a demand of more than 300 tonnes per year, accounting forabout 80% of the global consumption.
Chinese data showed that China imported220 tonnes of bird’s nests in 2020, more than 300 tonnes in 2021 and 425 tonnesin 2022, mostly from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and now Vietnam.
The Khanh Hoa Bird's Nest Beverage Joint Stock Company is expected toexport the first batch of pure Sanvinest Khanh Hoa Bird's Nest andpost-processed products to China on November 24.
To prepare for this move, the company has built a chain ofhigh-quality bird's nest houses, aiming to achieve an output of about 30 tonnesper year. In addition, the company has invested in building two more factoriesto improve productivity.
It will inaugurate and put into operation the Sanvinest Khanh HoaBird's Nest Processing Factory at the Song Cau Industrial Cluster in Khanh Vinhdistrict.
Meanwhile, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation inbird’s nest export was signed between the Bird’s Nest Associations of Binh Dinhprovince, Gia Lai province’s Quang Da and Chu Se districts, An Giang and Quang Ngai provinces and AVANEST Vietnam.
Under the deal, the associations will provide rawmaterials to AVANEST Vietnam for processing for export. Meanwhile, the firmwill supply the associations with training on farming and harvesting techniquesas well as management tools serving their operations.
According to the Department of AnimalHealth, a total of 45 Vietnamese companies have registered to export bird’snests to China. Ofthese, nine have completed the necessary documents under a protocol signedbetween the MARD and GACC, which specifies guidelines on the quarantine,inspection, and veterinary hygiene standards to be adhered to for exportingbird’s nests./.
