Agricultural product exports in 2023 exceed the 53 billion USD mark

Regarding rice products, according to statistics from the General Department of Customs, by the end of the first half of December 2023, Vietnam had exported more than 7.9 million tons of rice, worth more than 4.5 billion USD, an increase 11% in volume and 29% in value compared to the same period in 2022. This result is higher than the previous forecast of about 7.1 million tons of rice exported for the whole year and nearly equal to the Ministry’s estimated output. Industry and Trade previously exported about 8 million tons for the whole year, with a turnover of about 4.5 billion USD.

With this momentum, experts predict that by 2023, rice exports could reach 8.2 million tons with a turnover of nearly 4.8 billion USD. This number has reached its highest level since 1989 (the year Vietnam started exporting rice) until now.

Notably, Vietnamese rice is increasingly conquering demanding markets. Recently, according to the announcement of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, ST25 – the rice variety that once won the title of best rice in the world organized by The Rice Trade organization – has officially enjoyed preferential tariffs when exported to the European Union market. (EU). Along with ST25, ST24 varieties also enjoy tax incentives when exported to the EU.

Before ST24 and ST25 received incentives, 9 Vietnamese rice varieties also enjoyed tax incentives when exported to the EU, including: Jasmine 85, ST5, ST20, Nang Hoa 9, VD20, RVT, OM 4900, OM 5451 and Cho Dao Resources. This is an opportunity to increase rice export turnover into this potential market.

Regarding fruits and vegetables, the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association forecasts that fruit and vegetable exports in 2023 are expected to reach 5.6 billion USD, a record level for this industry ever. With a record of nearly 5.6 billion USD, fruit and vegetable export turnover in 2023 will make a strong breakthrough, exceeding 40% of the plan at the beginning of the year and increasing nearly 66% over the same period in 2022. At the same time, this item also has the leading export turnover in the agricultural product group when surpassing key industries such as rice, cashew nuts, coffee, cassava…

Notably, durian has become the “champion” in the group of exported fruits and vegetables when achieving very high growth figures. This is both a great effort of the business and a result of the efforts of ministries and branches to open the Chinese market for Vietnamese durian products.

Build a production chain, closely following import market requirements

Besides many exported agricultural products recording new records such as rice, vegetables, coffee… there are other products that have declined quite sharply such as seafood, wooden furniture, forest products… Analyzing this issue, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam assessed that 2023 will have many changes for Vietnam’s agricultural exports, with many difficulties but also advantages. Compensation in export turnover helps the industry maintain positive results. However, there are still many problems in quality and raw material areas that need to be overcome to maintain sustainability.

Many experts and managers predict that 2024 will still have many advantages for the rice, vegetable, fruit, coffee and other commodity industries with new opportunities that Vietnamese agricultural products need to proactively take advantage of. .

Deputy Director of the Import-Export Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) Tran Thanh Hai recommended: to ensure sustainable development and establish a stable import market, businesses need to proactively build chain links, regularly Update standards from import markets to have countermeasures in building raw material sources as well as processing and packaging for export. Deputy Minister Tran Thanh Nam said that enterprises exporting these industries need to focus on building production chains, closely following requirements from import markets, ensuring sustainable growth.

​For seafood and wooden products, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development closely follows the implementation of the national sector planning for the period 2021 – 2030, with a vision to 2050 (on forestry, protection of aquatic resources and fishing ports). In particular, focus on building organizational forms and production links, linking along the value chain, applying high technology to reduce intermediate costs, increase added value, and remove the “yellow card”. IUU as well as solving hot spots of deforestation, illegal transportation and storage of forest products…

Clearly recognizing the actual situation, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development continues to coordinate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to negotiate to remove technical barriers, trade barriers and open export markets; Support localities to connect and promote the processing and consumption of agricultural products during the harvest season. In particular, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will propose that the Government continue to support agricultural production and export enterprises to access preferential capital sources.

Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/xuat-khau-nong-san-nam-2023-vuot-moc-53-ty-usd.html