But now, many Vietnam seafood enterprises “ exhausted” when exporting operation is not bright, they must worry to cope with importers’ pressure

However, this is the time when most of enterprises put difficulties for each other for privite profit

In the conference of evaluating the impact of exporting seafood after joining WTO that has taken place in HCM city, Dr. Nguyen Thi Hong Minh, former deputy minister of fisheries ministry said : the seafood export enterprises in our country still in the state of doing by oneself, lack of solidarity, winning customers in competition, dumping each other

“ Tied themselve with string ”
Mr. Vo Dong Duc, Director of Can Tho seafood joint-stock company ( Caseamex) said that two bigest seafood import markets of Vietnam is the United States and EU are reducing strongly in quality and price. Meanwhile, in order to export, many enterprises take advantage to sell with low price in some new markets, especially in the U.S. Because of having the zero tax rate, some enterprices exporting pangasius to this market sell with the price of 2,3 – 2,4 USD a kilogram, this is the lowest price from past till now

“On the occasion, the importers try to make the price reduction, price squeeze. Therefore, in September, though seafood exported into the U.S up 1.9% in quanlity, it is down 26.7 % in quality over the same period of last year. This situation is similar to new markets such as Middle East, Africa,…” Mr. Duc worried.

The view of exporting seafood in 2009 remains gloomy because of global economic’s decline. In order to overcome this challenges, the Vietnam seafoof industry will plan to expand the consumption markets and stable materials, then, promote aquaculture, exploiting and offshore fishing. However, there are many enterprises “ use a string to tie neck themselve “ due to lack of honesty in business

“The domestic exporters worried “ export season” has gone, but they are unsold , therefore, a little of profit can make them sign the agreement readily. This also curb the domestic pangasius material price can not increase”. Mr. Duc considered. Some enterprises who ask for a excessive reduction, so they must refuse the agreement. Though stocks are left so many. Mr. Vo Hoang Long, director of Tran Chau seafood company ( HCM city ) said that they had made an offer in many markets, but, they are received the request “ reduce price and then buy “, even somewhere request reducing …50%

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Sac, deputy chairwoman of Vietnam association of seafood exporters and producers ( VASEP), said that basing on domestic materials’ price, the enteprises can not reduce the price any more. Though the difficulties in finance makes the consumption of this products in many markets reduce strongly, the raisers and fishers in our country also get a enormous pressure because of petrol’s increased price, therefore, the raisers leave the pond, the fishers limit to put out to sea

Not only the farmers meet many difficulties, but also the enterprises have many burdens of lack of materials for process. The banks increase massively interest to loan . Execpt for some big enterprises contend by importing material to process. Other small and over enterprises must give up , because the domestic materials’ price increases quickly. Some contracts which signed with partners at beginning of year are delayed and interrupted, it makes the partners ask for their damages. Many enterprises on the risk of closure and bankruptcy

Need planning on the basis of regional links
The countries importing seafood always make technical barriers, new regulations of antibiotic in excess. VASEP proposed the appropriate authorities should give a list of antibiotics permitted for use in aquaculture and the banned substances, avoid the state that the raisers or process factories blame to each other when the products contaminated antibiltic. However, the difficult thing is that each import market has the different regulations. This market accepts, other bans

According to deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural development Luong Le Phuong, firstly, each province in region should promote the regional planning for aquaculture in concentration and have management and implementation basing on regional links. Besides, need to improve and inhance the quality of trade promotion and build brand of product, promote researching, application of science, trasfer of technology and environmental protection

The establishment of associtaions of the regional seafood process for the linking centre of activities developing seafood process industry among regions will promote the internal power, then create conditions to support each other between state management agencies-process enterprises and farmers, create conditions for seafood process industry to accelerate in next time

Source: VNEconomy

Translated by Vietfish Community