Report on import and export of forestry and seafood to ASEAN in February 2021

Published 2021년 3월 11일

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Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam's import-export activities in the first month of 2021 saw significant growth, with exports reaching $300 million and imports $439 million. The main exports to ASEAN included vegetables, wood, cassava products, seafood, rice, meat, and rubber. However, there was a decrease in the export of cassava and cassava products, tea, rubber, and cashew. The ASEAN countries are using $10.5 million from the ASEAN Fund to buy vaccines and are progressing with the ASEAN Overall Recovery Framework. Thailand has approved the reopening of three border checkpoints with Laos for freight and product shipments, with strict COVID-19 measures in place. South Africa has joined the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia and is negotiating FTAs with Vietnam, Korea, India, and Japan. Canada is considering an FTA with Indonesia to facilitate an FTA with ASEAN, while also looking for opportunities to export various products to ASEAN countries.

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Source: Institute of Policy and Strategy for Rural Development Although the COVID-19 epidemic is still complicated in the region, Vietnam's import-export activities in the first month of 2021 still recorded high growth momentum compared to the same period of the year. By 2020, the export will reach 300 million USD, an increase of 30.39%; import reached USD 439 million, up 105.22%. The main export items of Vietnam to ASEAN are vegetables, wood and wood products, cassava and products from cassava, seafood, rice, meat rubber and meat products. Except for 4 items with reduced exports are: cassava and cassava products (-32%), tea (-22%), rubber (-9%), cashew (-8%). The remaining items have positive growth, especially some items such as fertilizers (+ 127%), animal feed and raw materials (+75%), wood and wood products (+ 52%), pepper (+ 38%), meat (+ 37%), rice (+ 35%), seafood (+ 22%), vegetables (+ 15%) ... (detailed appendix) . The ASEAN Unofficial Ministerial Meeting (IAMM) was ...

Source: AgroInfo.vn