VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of husbandry farms in Vietnam are
in danger of bankruptcy because of the massive imports of low-quality chicken
from China.
In this context, the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development has joined hands with relevant agencies to
compile a plan to prevent illegal imports of chickens of unknown origin.
The efforts to "declare
war" against low-quality chicken from China is being conducted in every
way, and this project will bring about positive results?
18 tons of smuggled poultry in Hanoi each week
Importing Chinese low-quality
poultry across the border has become a burning issue of the agricultural sector
for many years. In particular, since September 2012, import of smuggled chicken
has become more rampant than ever.
Yet, it is difficult to prevent
smuggled chicken because smugglers use sophisticated tricks, beyond the control
of functional forces.
According to the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development, the authorities weekly discover 15 -18 tons
of smuggled poultry in Hanoi. Approximately 40 percent of breeding poultry are
out of control.
Deputy Director of the Market
Management Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Mr. Do Thanh Lam,
says that during inland transportation of smuggled chicken, smugglers regularly
monitor the activities of the anti-smuggling forces to avoid them or to change
the time of transporting goods. They also use multiple fake number plates or
usually change the schedule, etc.
Recently, when the anti-smuggling
forces take drastic measures, chicken smugglers from China, via the Mong Cai
border gate in Quang Ninh province, have set up hundreds of chicken
slaughtering houses in Mong Cai City. Processed chicken are frozen, boxed and
transported inland.
According to the Ministry of
Industry and Trade, in the last nine months, the market management forces
handled nearly 6,500 cases of poultry smuggling, imposed administrative fines
worth more than VND30 billion ($1.5 million), seized over 400,000 chickens,
nearly 300 tons of poultry meat and more than 2 million eggs of unknown origin.
The responsibility
The plan to prevent smuggled
poultry of unknown origins is considered necessary. However, according to
Colonel Tran Trong Binh, Deputy Director of Environment-related Crime
Prevention Police Agency, preventing smuggled chicken of unknown origins cannot
just be implemented at Ha Vi Market, the largest wholesale market of poultry in
the north, but also in border provinces and the provinces around Hanoi.
"We need to hit hard poultry
smugglers in border areas and the consumption markets of smuggled
poultry," Binh said.
Besides, local governments have
to bear responsibility for the appearance of smuggled poultry in their areas.
According to Deputy Minister of
Agriculture and Rural Development, Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu, consumers buy
smuggled chicken not for their cheap prices because high-quality domestic
chicken are priced only VND55.000-VND60.000 ($2.5-3) per kilo.
"Consumers buy Chinese
chicken simply because they like to eat tough meat. The Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Development is working with relevant bodies to test chemical residues
in low-quality chicken from China, to evaluate the nutritional content of this
type of chicken to give recommendation to consumers," she said.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen
Thien Nhan said that the plan should clearly define the responsibilities of
each management agency.
100,000 tons of chicken illegally imported into Vietnam in October
According to the Husbandry
Department, in the past 10 months, about 100,000 tons of low-quality chicken
(equivalent to 45,000 tons of meat) were illegally imported into Vietnam from
China.
This volume is equivalent to the
total amount of frozen meat of all kinds that were officially imported into the
country in the same period.
So far this year, 15 - 20 million
breeding chickens have also been illegally imported and over 50,000 tons of
frozen meat has been officially imported into Vietnam.
Compiled by Na Son
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