On December 11, at the 970 Agricultural Product Connection Forum with the topic "Connecting agricultural product trade between Long An and provinces and cities", information about the situation of agricultural exports to China, Mr. Le Thanh Hoa, Deputy Director of the Department of Agricultural Product Processing and Market Development (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), said that the export of products to this market at the northern border gates faces many difficulties because China is still tightening restrictions. Tightened inspection of packaging and food safety.

According to Mr. Hoa, by December 10, there were 4,000 containers of agricultural products that were stuck and could not be cleared in Lang Son, and at the same time the parking lots at the border gates and economic zones of this province were full.

At 3 border gates of Huu Nghi, Tan Thanh and Chi Ma (Lang Son), customs clearance capacity is now reduced by 50% compared to before. The total clearance capacity of the 3 border gates averages 500 vehicles/day. Particularly for fruits that are congested in Tan Thanh such as dragon fruit and jackfruit, it takes 10-14 days for a truck of these fruits to be cleared.

According to Mr. Hoa, currently, businesses that bring goods to the border gate have no place to eat, accommodation, parking space and wait a long time to get customs clearance.

At the Mong Cai border gate (Quang Ninh), Mr. Hoa said that as of the morning of December 11, the existing frozen seafood trucks were 800 trucks (basa fish, frozen shrimp...) and 300 containers of fruit. . Particularly for fresh seafood products, customs clearance is still favorable. As for fruits, only 40-50 cars are cleared for customs a day, so the waiting time is very long. “We have sent documents to the localities, have a plan to balance, proactively take measures to temporarily preserve them. agricultural products at cold storage, connecting information with the Department of Industry and Trade (Lang Son) to update information on the progress of customs clearance. Now, businesses that bring cars up there have many difficulties, there is no place to eat, stay, or park," said Mr. Hoa.

Therefore, Mr. Hoa recommends that localities and businesses be very careful in checking product quality, pests and diseases on fruit, etc. before exporting to China. Avoiding the case that the authorities of this country check and detect violations of returning goods, which are costly...

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam suggested that provinces and cities need to develop diversified markets, both at home and abroad.

With the Chinese market, Deputy Minister Tran Thanh Nam noted that Long An and localities have appropriate production plans to take advantage of the country's imminent opening of the market for passion fruit, durian, and sweet potato. At the same time, localities will soon update information with border gates in Lang Son, Quang Ninh and Lao Cai, avoiding traffic congestion.