China buys up to 90% of global bird's nest production, but likes Vietnam's bird's nest the most

Published Nov 15, 2022

Tridge summary

China dominates the global bird's nest market, importing 90% of the world's production, primarily from Indonesia and recently seeking to import from Vietnam. Vietnamese bird's nest is highly valued for its quality, with Vietnam harvesting about 120 tons annually, worth around 450 million USD. The unique quality is attributed to the natural conditions and the traditional, handmade production process. Bird's nest mining is recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage in Vietnam and is a significant economic activity in Hoi An city.
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Original content

According to statistics, China accounts for 80% of the global market share of bird's nest, the demand for consumption and "import" of bird's nest products (salanganes' nests) of the Chinese people is constantly increasing. The global production of bird's nest is about 2,000 tons, of which 90% is exported to China, Indonesia alone exports up to 1,600 tons of bird's nest to China. Vietnamese Salanganes'Nest is highly appreciated by Chinese customers. "The Chinese market has no shortage of oats, but currently there is no Vietnamese bird's nest and now they really want to import Vietnam's oats, so they coordinate very quickly and effectively with the representative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to complete the process. procedures to be able to officially import bird's nest from Vietnam" - a representative of an enterprise in the bird's nest industry once informed Dan Viet. Vietnam is one of the countries with a source of bird's nests with outstanding natural ...
Source: Danviet

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