Affected by the epidemic, Vietnamese rice exports continue to decline

According to a report by Vietnam’s "Investment News" on August 18, affected by the epidemic , Vietnam’s rice exports are facing difficulties
.
Due to the implementation of social quarantine for epidemic prevention and control, southern provinces lack manpower to harvest rice , rice processing plants are closed or production capacity is reduced, and logistics and transportation are blocked
.
Since July, Vietnam’s rice exports have continued to decline.
If the epidemic cannot be effectively controlled, the decline may continue until the end of the year
.

 

　　Vietnam’s Intimex Group stated that there are difficulties in the circulation and delivery of goods.
Some orders in July were postponed to August.
In August, 120,000 tons of rice were required to be delivered.
However, the logistics company said that it could only export 30,000 to 35,000 tons at most.
The main reason was To avoid gatherings of people, all ports have implemented social quarantine, only about half of the people are on duty, and there is not enough manpower to load and unload goods; rice is mainly exported to Africa, and there is a shortage of large ships heading to Africa; road transportation is not smooth, and they are inspected or even detained at any time, or cannot enter smoothly.
Port loading and unloading
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Can Tho City Zhong'an Agricultural High-tech Company stated that the company is facing inventory problems and the delivery schedule in August is slow.
If it cannot be exported in time and accumulated until September, it will have a great impact on exports
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Nguyen Zhongjian, vice chairman of the Vietnam Food Association, said that currently only road transportation has "green channels", water transportation has not yet been clearly regulated, and the management policies of different provinces are different, and more than 90% of rice is transported by water
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It is recommended that relevant departments set up a "green channel" for water transportation as soon as possible, and unify the management policies of the southern provinces
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　　According to the report, from January to July 2021, Vietnam exported about 3.
6 million tons of rice, with an export value of US$1.
937 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 10.
6% and 0.
6% (equivalent to a decrease of US$12 million in exports).
It is expected that the decline will be even greater in August.
Due to the shortage of harvesting staff, the output fell by 20-30% year-on-year
.
At the same time, the rice processing plants cannot meet the "three-site" requirements (on-site production, on-site dining, and on-site accommodation), and their processing capacity has dropped drastically
.