Despite facing many great difficulties due to the pandemic in 2020, many key agricultural and rural commodity sectors have stood firm, with a thriving commodity sector.
Fruit and vegetable exports have increased sharply in many important markets. Photo: Son Trang.
Vegetables are growing well in many important markets
Vegetables and fruits are one of the main agricultural products with the highest reduction in export turnover in 2020. By the end of November, fruit and vegetable exports only reached approximately $ 3 billion, down 12.2% over the same period. period 2019.
Fruit and vegetable exports fell sharply, mainly due to the negative impact from the Chinese market. The Covid-19 epidemic causes a decrease in the demand for imported fruits and vegetables in China.
In addition, problems with registration of growing areas, management of packing facilities, inspection, control and traceability in exported fruits and vegetables in Vietnam ... also have a significant impact on the export of vegetables and fruits across the border. the North.
As a result, in the first 10 months of 2020, fruit and vegetable export to China decreased by 26.6%, when it reached only 1,551 billion USD.
Decreasing sharply in China, but in 2020, fruit and vegetable exports will grow positively from many other markets, especially the Thai market. In the first 10 months of 2020, exports of vegetables and fruits to Thailand reached USD 133 million, up 175% over the same period in 2019. With the above results, Thailand has become the third largest market for Vietnamese fruits and vegetables.
Many other important markets also have a remarkable growth in 2020. In the first 10 months of 2020, exports of vegetables and fruits to the US increased by 9.7%; to Korea increased by 14.6%; to Japan increased by 6.9%; to Taiwan increased 37.3%; to Australia increased by 40.5%; to Russia increased 70.2% ...
Although the growth of these markets has not compensated for the sharp decline of the Chinese market, the export of fruits and vegetables in the whole year 2020 will not decline too deeply and significantly reduce the dependence on the market. neighborhood school.
The evidence is that in the first 10 months of 2019, the export of vegetables and fruits to China accounts for 67.9% of the total value of fruit and vegetable exports, then in the first 10 months of 2020, it will only account for 56.8%.
Export results in 2020 also show that many types of Vietnamese fruits and vegetables are full of potentials to boost exports to important markets.
For example, Japan is importing more and more bananas from Vietnam. In the first 9 months of 2020, Vietnamese bananas imported into Japan reached 3.35 thousand tons, worth $ 4.3 million, up 92.6% in volume and 100.4% in value over the same period in 2019. .
Or in Korea, Vietnamese mangoes are penetrating more and more strongly. In the first 10 months of 2020, Vietnamese mangoes imported to Korea reached 952 tons, worth $ 3.3 million, up 64.3% in volume and 68% in value.
The cashew market will get better in 2021
In the first 11 months of 2020, our country's cashew kernel export reached 464 thousand tons, up 12.2% over the same period in 2019. In terms of volume, the cashew industry has exceeded the record of the whole year 2019 (455 thousand tons). But in value, it was only 2.9 billion USD, down 2.7% over the same period.
Mr. Nguyen Minh Minh, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas), said that 2020 is an extremely difficult year, but the cashew industry is still developing steadily, exports increase over 10% in volume and only slightly decrease. In terms of value, is a huge endeavor of business thing.
Cashew exports increased sharply in volume but decreased slightly in value, due to the sharp decline in the price of cashew exports in the past year. According to the General Department of Customs, in the first 11 months of 2020, the average export price of cashew nuts was 6,276 USD / ton, down by 13.3% over the same period in 2019.
However, the price of exported cashew kernel tends to be improved. In November 2020, the average export price of cashew kernel reached more than $ 6,100 / ton, up from approximately $ 6,000 / ton in October.
Mr. Vu Thai Son, General Director of Long Son Joint Stock Company, said that many importers have assumed that the world cashew market in 2021 will be better than 2020. Importers hope that Covid-19 will is controlled in 2021 thanks to vaccines, thereby helping the world economy recover, cashew consumption is improved.
Strong recovery rubber
Rubber export strongly recovered in the second half of 2020. Photo: Taniruco.
In early 2020, rubber exports fell sharply in both volume and value. Specifically, in the first 4 months of 2020, Vietnam's rubber export was only 270.36 thousand tons, worth $ 385.56 million, down 34.7% in volume and 30.6% in value compared to same period in 2019.
The Covid-19 epidemic made the global rubber supply chain disturbed, the natural rubber consumption was in great difficulty due to the sharp decrease in demand for tires and tubes, etc., causing Vietnam's rubber exports to suffer. decrease as above.
From May 2020 onwards, thanks to the gradual control of the epidemic in many important markets, the automobile industry in many countries has recovered better rubber production and export.
Continuously from May to August 2020, rubber exports also increased in both volume and value compared to the previous month. Compared to the same period in 2019, there are months of very strong growth, such as September 2020, up to 36.8% in volume and 34.7% in value compared to September 2019.
As a result, in the first 11 months of 2020, rubber exports reached more than 1.5 million tons, worth more than $ 2 billion, slightly increased in volume (up 1.5%) and only slightly decreased in value (decreased 0.1%).
In the context that the global Covid-19 epidemic is still complicated and exports in the first months of the year have fallen dramatically in both volume and value, the export results in the first 11 months of 2020 have recorded efforts. big of the whole rubber industry.
Rattan, bamboo, sedge and carpet surpassed 500 million USD
Over the years, although it has been considered as one of the key agricultural, forestry and aquatic products, the export of rattan, bamboo, sedge and carpet is rarely mentioned.
In that context, the export of rattan, bamboo, sedge and carpet still quietly rose. Over the past few years, the export of this commodity group has surpassed important milestones. In 2018, exports of rattan, bamboo, sedge and carpet exceeded 300 million USD for the first time, reaching 348 million USD. In 2019, for the first time, this group of goods exported exceeded 400 million USD (reaching 483 million USD).
In 2020, despite the impact of the pandemic, exports of rattan, bamboo, sedge and carpet will continue to grow at a high rate. In the first 11 months of 2020, the export value of rattan, bamboo, sedge and carpet has reached 542 million USD, up 25.4% over the same period in 2019. With the above export value, this is the first time of export. This product group exceeded 500 million USD and exceeded the record of the whole year 2019.
The US is the most important market for Vietnamese rattan, bamboo, sedge and carpet. In the first 9 months of 2020, exports of this commodity group to the US reached over US $ 155.23 million, up sharply to 60.7% over the same period in 2019, accounting for 37% of the total export turnover of rattan, bamboo, and sedge. carpet of the country.
Arabica coffee exports increased sharply
Due to Covid-19 and seasonal and market factors, 2020 is a year of ups and downs in Vietnam's coffee exports. In the first 11 months of the year, coffee exports decreased in both volume and value, reaching more than 1.4 million tons and nearly 2.5 billion USD.
However, with Arabica coffee, it was a very successful year. By the end of October, Arabica coffee exports reached approximately 57 thousand tons, worth $ 131.42 million, up 18.1% in volume and 36.2% in value over the same period in 2019. Price The sharp increase in Arbica coffee export value is due to the high increase in export price.
In the first 10 months of 2020, the average export price of Arabica coffee reached 2,307 USD / ton, an increase of 36.2% over the same period in 2019. In which, the average export price of Arabica coffee to all markets Major growth increased strongly, including: the United States, Belgium, Germany, Japan, Ireland, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Russia, and Spain.
Source: NNVN Newspaper