Fisheries exports declined 4 percent year on year in July after surging 15 percent to earn 4.1 billion USD in the first half of 2021 as the COVID-19 outbreak has forced many seafood processing plants in the south to suspend production, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Processing Tra fish for export to the US (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Fisheries exports declined 4 percent year on year in July after surging 15 percent to earn 4.1 billion USD in the first half of 2021 as the COVID-19 outbreak has forced many seafood processing plants in the south to suspend production, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
VASEP now has a total of 270 producer members, mostly in the Mekong Delta and south central regions, said General Secretary Truong Dinh Hoe. Just around 30 percent of seafood producers in the south can adopt “three-on-site” model, which involves on-site production, dining and rest, to be permitted to maintain production, he noted.
In those able to keep the production going, the headcount only accounted for 30 – 50 percent of the normal level since the remainders had quitted or taken unpaid leave, causing capacity to shrink 50 – 60 percent, he added.
Tra fish companies are struggling to purchase fresh inputs from farmers, said Truong Thi Le Khanh, Chairwoman of the Vinh Hoan Company, a tra fish producer in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap. Tra fish must becollected from different locations to provide inputs for production but travelrestrictions have made it very difficult to do, she noted.
The VASEP forecast that export-led production is likelyto suffer a 20 – 30 percent lack of inputs in the final months of the year dueto a decrease in fishing and fish farming, and inputs for processing and exporting, while financial pressure is on a rise as a result ofcancelling orders and costly “three-on-site” model.
The association is proposing the government to prioritisevaccinations for workers at seafood processing factories that are applying the model in orderto prevent the risk of mass COVID-19 infections. It said if these workers arevaccinated against the virus, seafood processing plants will be able to sustainproduction, keep their buyers, and maintain employment for a large number ofpeople./.
The import-export value of agro-forestry-fisheries products in the first four months of 2021 stood at about 32.07 billion USD, with exports estimated at 17.15 billion USD, a 24.2 percent increase year-on-year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has reported.
The export value of agro-forestry-fisheries products in the first four months of 2021 stood at around 17.15 billion USD, a 24.2 percent increase year-on-year.
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Processing Tra fish for export to the US (Source: VNA) 
