VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese officials have been astonished
with the information that China has prohibited to import fresh shrimp from
Vietnam.
The Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development (MARD) has requested its belonging agencies to clarify why
China has released the decision to prohibit importing fresh shrimp from
Vietnam.
No state management agency had
been informed about the news until a seafood company sent a dispatch to the
Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), informing that it could not export
shrimp to China.
An official of MOIT said the
information came from Tuong Huu Company headquartered in Tan Phu district of
HCM City.
“At first, we thought that China
only temporarily stopped importing products from Tuong Huu only. However,
later, the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam has confirmed that the ban would be
applied to all fresh seafood products from Vietnam,” he said.
The Chinese side informed that
there are three main reasons that prompt its competent agencies to stop
importing shrimp from Vietnam.
Firstly, Chinese agencies have
doubts that Vietnam’s shrimp bears viruses that may cause hazardous diseases.
Secondly, the certificates on
Vietnam’s exports do not come in accordance with the procedures required by
China.
Thirdly, Vietnam still has not
provided the list of the shrimp culture, processing enterprises to China.
The official from MOIT said the
ministry has sent dispatches to MARD, requesting to provide information about
how Vietnam has fulfilled the requirements set by China.
He explained that since the
requirements relate to the quarantine works between the two countries,
therefore, MOIT still needs to await the answers from MARD.
Meanwhile, Tran Bich Nga, Deputy
Head of National Agro – Forestry – Fisheries Quality Assurance Department under
MARD, said: “We have not received any official document on the issue. We have
just heard that an enterprise has complained its fresh seafood products cannot
enter the Chinese market.”
“MARD has sent a group of
officials to China where they would have working sessions with the Chinese
competent agencies to clarify the issue,” she added.
Vietnam’s shrimp sullied?
Tran Van Linh, Director of the
Thuan Phuoc Trade and Seafood Joint Stock Company in Da Nang City, said
Vietnamese management agencies need to find out the true reasons behind this.
Linh said it would be okay, if
China prohibits shrimp imports from Vietnam just because it wants to protect
local production. However, it would be a big problem if they try to speak ill
of Vietnam’s shrimp in the world market.
According to the Vietnam Customs
Agency, Vietnam had exported 143 million dollars worth of shrimp by the end of
October, accounting for 8 percent of Vietnam’s total shrimp exports.
Tran Van Pham, General Director
of the Soc Trang Seafood Company, said the shrimp exports to China remain
modest, while its orders are unstable, thus making it very difficult for
enterprises to set up their business plan.
Truong Dinh Hoe, Secretary
General of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers VASEP,
has confirmed that the ban has been applied to fresh unprocessed shrimp.
However, Hoe said, the products
have been mainly exported across the border gate in small quantities.
Therefore, the ban would in no way affect Vietnam’s shrimp industry.
Dan Viet
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